Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hell Gate Ferry at 86th Street, New York City, in 1860
Object Number:
Z.2016.17g
Date:
1914
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on page in fragmentary album
Dimensions:
image size: 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 14.6 cm )
mounted: 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 23.5 cm )
Marks:
dated: lower right: "Nov 26-14"
inscribed in ink: on obverse: "HELL GATE FERRY - 1860 - 86th ST."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink over graphite: "HELL GATE FERRY -- 1860 -- 86th ST."; at lower right: "Nov 26-14"
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel E. Rile
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
