Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Mrs. John Christopher Wilmerding (ca. 1844-1926)
Object Number:
1905.271
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: at right:"Paillet/1892"
Gallery Label:
Georgiana Louisa Heckscher was the youngest daughter of Charles August Heckscher and Georgiana Louise (Coster) Heckscher. She married John Christopher Wilmerding (d. 1903), a member of the New York dry goods firm of Wilmerding, Morris and Mitchell, on April 21, 1864.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
