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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1934.162qqq-rrr
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back of qqq: "FINE GILT"
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were formerly owned by the Veterans' Association of the 79th New York Highlanders, a Civil War regiment.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York Caledonian Club
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
