Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Nails (2) from Trinity Church
Object Number:
Z.1424ab
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 x 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
ink inscription: on envelope containing nails: "6/14/47 / These were picked up by a/laborer and presented to me. They/come from some old fixtures of/Trinity. I gave a few to Mr. Upjohn, /the architect, who said he'd consult Hammecher-Schlemmer or someon
Description:
Two wrought iron nails from Trinity Church; nails have square heads and square, tapering shafts.
Gallery Label:
These nails were used in building Trinity Church, located on Broadway at the head of Wall Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Seelav, 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
