Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Museum Collections
Engagement Between the U.S. Frigate "Constitution" and H.M.S. "Guerriere"
Object Number:
1963.155
Date:
c. 1812
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink, and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 20 x 25.7 cm )
mat: 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 in. ( 26.7 x 31.8 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Old # 1115
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along upper edge outside image in brown ink: "Constitution and Guerriere"; along lower edge outside image: "Engagement between the U. States frigate Constitution and the british frigate Guerriere"
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
