Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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"MOUNT PLEASANT 1786," The Name of the Beekman Mansion, Composed of Human Figures (Pierrots)
Object Number:
1943.491
Date:
1786
Medium:
Graphite, red and black chalk, and reddish brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. ( 24.8 x 37.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 19 in. ( 35.6 x 48.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, lower right: J. Sterlitz/fecit.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "J. Sterlitz / fecit. --"
Description:
The drawn inscription Mount Pleasant, 1786, is composed of human figures representing the various letters and figures for the name of the Beekman Mansion.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Beekman Family Association
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
