Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sign of Old Tavern Tea House (Formerly Old Roe's Tavern) in Setauket, Long Island, New York
Object Number:
1954.159c
Date:
1917
Medium:
Graphite on buff paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 16.8 x 21.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "A.W.S./1917"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "AWS / 1917": sign inscribed: "OLD TAVERN TEA HOUSE / FORMERLY OLD ROE'S TAVERN / Built about 1702 / Pres Geo Washignton Was A / Guest Here in 1790"; verso inscribed at lower left: "Sketch by Arthur W. Strong 1917"
Description:
This is one of six views of the Setauket Presbyterian Church and the Captain Nathaniel Roe Tavern at Setauket.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Oscar T. Barck, Sr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.