Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fragment of wood from near spot where Burgoyne surrendered
Object Number:
INV.819
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on label: "Piece of the tree near/ the place where/ Burgoin [sic] surrendered"
Description:
Cross section of tree or branch with paper label affixed to one side.
Gallery Label:
According to a note affixed to the object, it came from a tree near the place where Burgoyne surrendered.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
