Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Prized Cow "Apricot"
Object Number:
1947.358
Date:
1852
Medium:
Watercolor, white gouache, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. ( 33.3 x 49.2 cm )
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right, graphite: "Sketched from Nature / May 21st 1852, by/ W.R. Miller"
inscription: lower left, graphite: "Apricot property of N. Bacon, Esq."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in graphite: "Sketched from Nature / May 21st, 1852 by / W. R. Miller"; at lower left: "Apricot property of N. Bacon Esq / Brooklyn -- Long Island"
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
