Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Luce Center
Peter Williams (1750-1823)
Object Number:
X.173
Date:
ca. 1810-15
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 20 1/4 in. ( 63.5 x 51.4 cm )
Frame: 30 1/4 x 25 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. (76.8 x 63.8 x 4.8 cm)
Gallery Label:
Williams, who was born a slave in New York, was an ardent Methodist and served as sexton of the John Street Methodist Church. He and his wife, née Mary Durham (1748-1821), were given their freedom in 1796 by the Methodist Society, and Williams subsequently operated a successful tobacconist shop on Liberty Street. He supported the establishment of the Zion Church for Negroes in 1801 and was one of the original trustees.
Credit Line:
Source unknown
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
