Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engagement Between the U.S. Frigate "Constitution" and H.M.S. "Cyane" and H.B.M. Sloop-of-War "Levant"
Object Number:
1925.136
Date:
c. 1815
Medium:
Black ink, wash, graphite, and white gouache with scratching out on paper inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 22.2 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at lower right: "T. Birch, Pinx."
Inscribed: at bottom center, in ink: "Constitution-with Cyane & Levant."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "T Birch pinx"; inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Constitution -- with Cyane & Levant."
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Naval History Society Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
