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
Easel
Object Number:
Z.775ab
Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Wood, metal, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/2 x 20 x 10 in. ( 59.7 x 50.8 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of "b": "PATENTED JUNE 14TH 1887"
Description:
Table easel consisting of folding base ("a") with hinged stand attached by chain to back and rectangular board ("b") with metal reinforcements on upper and lower edge and a small hole pierced at the vertical midpoint of each side; traces of paint on surface of board and remnant of twine in hole at each side.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
