Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Figurine: Mendelssohn
Object Number:
1945.234b
Date:
1851-1861
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 8.6 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front of base: "R. GOLDEN[?]"
Description:
Glazed earthenware figurine on square base with canted corners; seated male figure in blue coat and orange trousers, holding curled piece of paper in proper right hand; name of subject impressed on front of base.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this figurine represents the musician and composer Felix Mendelssohn.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
