Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Luce Center
Matilda Hoffman (1791-1809)
Object Number:
1909.26
Date:
ca. 1808
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
Gallery Label:
Matilda Hoffman was the daugher of Josiah Ogden Hoffman and his first wife, Mary (Colden) Hoffman. She was engaged to Washington Irving but died before their marriage.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
