Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Governor's Room, City Hall, New York City
Object Number:
1968.48
Date:
1831
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, gray wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 11/16 x 3 1/2 in. ( 6.8 x 8.9 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at lower left: "C. Burton Del."
Inscribed: at bottom, in ink: "Governor's Room, City Hall / 1831."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below image in brown ink: "C Burton Delt"; at lower right in graphite under brown ink: "Governor's Room. City. Hall. / 1831"
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ralph Smillie
Provenance:
James Smillie, New York City; Ralph Smillie; Mrs. Ralph Smillie, Essex Falls, New Jersey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
