Collection Highlights
A Brief Description of NEW-YORK: Formerly Called New-Netherlands..
Date:
1670
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1670.Den
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Luce Center
Charles Hawley (1792-1866)
Object Number:
1939.587
Date:
ca. 1820-25
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 7 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject was a prominent lawyer of Fairfield County, Connecticut, and a member of the state legislature as well as lieutenant governor of Connecticut from 1838 to 1842. This miniature was a gift to the Society from his granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
