Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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A Last Glimpse of Washington in the Saddle, 1799
Object Number:
1936.1016
Date:
c. 1921
Medium:
Black crayon, gray wash, and graphite on ivory board
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 21 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right: Ogden. Insceibed across bottom
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black crayon: "Ogden"; inscribed below in black ink: "Washington on Horseback No 8."; at lower left: " 'A last glimpse of Washington in the Saddle' 1799"; publication annotations in margins
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
