Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
St. Thomas' Church, Broadway, New York City
Object Number:
1953.201
Date:
c. 1829
Medium:
Gray wash, black ink, and watercolor with touches of scratching out and white lead pigment over graphite on paper mounted on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 in. ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left outside image in black ink: "Drawn by A.J. Davis, N.Y."; at lower center: "CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS, N. YORK. / FRONT 64….LENGTH 113 FT."
Description:
Architecture
Provenance:
Purchased from Harry M. Bland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
