Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Michael A. Reed (ca. 1805-?)
Object Number:
1933.10
Date:
1855
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 75 3/4 x 47 1/8 in. ( 192.4 x 119.7 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: on card, left: "Backofen N.Y. 1855"
Gallery Label:
Reed, who was foreman of the Aqueduct Engine Company Number 47, of the volunteer fire department of New York, is surrounded by paraphernalia associated with the fire department in this portrait: in his right hand is a book titled Fire Laws, and on the floor in the lower right are his fireman's hat and his bullhorn.; his watchfob is a miniature fireman's hat.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Associated of the 23rd and 24th Wards, New York City
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
