Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867)
Object Number:
1927.6
Date:
1842
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. ( 6 x 4.9 cm )
Marks:
Signed: on back: "Feb.1842 M.A.H"
Gallery Label:
A native of Connecticut, Halleck came to New York in 1811 and became associated with a group of literary men, with one of whom, Joseph Rodman Drake, he wrote in 1819 a series of articles for the New York "Evening Post." His fame was established that year with the publication of "Fanny," a satire on the follies of society. Halleck was later employed as confidential secretary to John Jacob Astor; when Astor died in 1848 he left Halleck an annuity, allowing him to resume his career as an author.
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
