Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of Boston Bay from Milton, Massachusetts
Object Number:
1958.45
Date:
c. 1794-95
Medium:
Graphite on half of folded sheet
Dimensions:
folded sheet: 13 x 8 in. ( 33 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
inscription: upper left, on inside of folded sheet: "View of the Bay of Boston / from [Mr. Jeffries?] at Milton / near Boston / to Cedars"
inscription: upper center, on outside of folded sheet: "Sketches in America / by / Wm. Strickland Esq."
watermark:
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "View of the Bay of Boston / from Mr. Jefferis at Milton / near Boston. --"; v at erso inscribed along right edge vertically in brown ink: "Sketches in america -- by / Wm. Strickland Esq."
Description:
Topographical view
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend J.E. Strickland
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family; the Reverend J.E. Strickland, Gouray Lodge, Jersey, Channel Islands
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
