Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sketch: Lobinia Seated On Rock: barked & covered w/mylar
Object Number:
1948.112
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Paper, ink, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 16 in. ( 31.8 x 40.6 cm )
Marks:
inscribed in ink: "the name of the peaace (sic) is Lavinia seated on a rock I will send you the song as soon as I can get it"
inscribed in ink: "plain grass shaded like that peace you painted at Mary Ann Noyes"
Description:
Ink sketch on paper basted to linen; central image of Lavinia seated on a rock, with lighthouse, ocean and ship in left background; large tree in right foreground with small house behind. Notations include: "the name of this peace is Lavinia seated on a rock I will send you the song as soon as I can get it" and "plain grass shaded like that peace you painted at Mary Ann Noyes." Many notations for coloring.
Gallery Label:
This sketch was donated by Miss Anna Gillingham along with a group of stitched and embroidered textiles and a watercolor picture. Included in the group is a sampler made by Sally Noyes in Middletown (Connecticut) in 1803 and another sampler worked by Catherine Noyes. This sketch may have been made by or for a member of the Noyes family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna Gillingham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
