Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
General Howe on Market Street, British Occupation of Philadelphia, 1777-78; verso: reversed sketch of same scene
Object Number:
1936.874
Date:
c. 1930
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on beige paper; graphite and gray wash
Dimensions:
16 x 23 3/4 in.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "When told that Gen'l Howe had taken Philadelphia / Franklin retorted -- 'Philadelphia has taken Howe!' "; at lower right: "2d & Market Sts. / Philadelphia 1777-'78"; publication annotations in margins
Description:
Inscribed at lower left: "When told that Gen'l Howe had taken Philadelphia / Franklin retorted -- 'Philadelphia has taken Howe! "; at lower right: "2d & Market Sts. / Philadelphia 1777-'78"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
