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
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Doll's bed canopy
Object Number:
1936.618
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Wood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 20 1/2 x 15 in. ( 12.7 x 52.1 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Doll's bed canopy of fringed, scalloped, blue and white floral damask lined with light blue glazed chintz; wooden rectangular frame has mortises for bed posts.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this canopy was originally part of a doll's bed (1936.602) that belonged to Angelina Burr Corse (born October 12, 1847), mother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
