Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Old Cottage, Bloomingdale Road, New York City, with Map of Location
Object Number:
1910.49
Date:
c. 1820s
Medium:
Black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 5/16 in. ( 9.8 x 13.5 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed lower center: Northriver 116 St. View from this pt.
Inscriptions:
Map of location contains various inscriptions in black ink; verso inscribed in graphite: "Old cottage in N. side of 116 / St. bewteen Bloomingdale Rd. / & the Hudson"
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
