Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Engagement Between an American Schooner and a British Brig
Object Number:
1963.138
Date:
after 1816
Medium:
Black ink and gray wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, lower left: Lt. Gamain. Across bottom, in pencil: Brulo Anglais contre un Goelette Americaine.
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left inside image in black ink: "L. Gamain"; at lower left outside image in graphite: "Brulo Anglais contre un Goelette Americaine"
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
