Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Elkanah Watson (1758-1842)
Object Number:
1924.11
Date:
ca. 1805-10
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
Watson, a native of Plymouth, Mass., became rich in the banking business and retired to a large farm he purchased near Pittsfield, Mass. There he carried on experiments in agriculture, and through his efforts the "American county fair" was established.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
