Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dr. Aaron Pitney (1763-1815)
Object Number:
1929.18
Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Initials: on back of frame:"AP"
Gallery Label:
The founder of the Pitney family in America was James Pitney, who had been a button manufacturer in London before immigrating to New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1722. Aaron Pitney of Princeton, New Jersey, was one of his descendants.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
