Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. John Clinton Gray (ca. 1845-1930)
Object Number:
1905.91
Date:
1896
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.6 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
Signed and dated: Weidner. 1896
Gallery Label:
Grace Townsend Hawkshurst, daughter of William Hawkshurst and Sarah (Townsend) Hawkshurst, was born on Staten Island. She was the second wife of Judge John Clinton Gray (d. 1915), a prominent New York jurist and for many years a judge of the court of appeals.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
