Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.2791.3
Date:
ca. 1928
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 in. ( 13 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: top of reverse, paper label: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co...."
Inscription: reverse of ribbon, lower section, stamped in purple: "COLLECTIONS OF/THE NEW YORK/HISTORICAL SOCIETY/Wm A. Robbins/May 26, 1937 [in graphite]"
Description:
Cream silk satin ribbon printed in gold; depicts seal of New York and emblem with inscription: "DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION"; inscribed above: "NEW YORK". Paper label with manufacturer's name applied to top of reverse.
Credit Line:
Handwritten on envelope: "Presented by Mr. William A. Robbins, May 20, 1937"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
