Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Capture of H.B.M. Brig "Avon" by the U.S. Sloop-of-War "Wasp"
Object Number:
1925.134
Date:
c. 1814
Medium:
Black ink, wash, and graphite with scratching out on paper inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 14 x 21 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at lower left: "T. Birch."
Inscribed: at bottom center: "Wasp and Avon."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in black ink: "T Birch"; inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Wasp and Avon"
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Naval History Society Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
