Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "The Church Builder"
Object Number:
1936.944j
Date:
1919
Medium:
Graphite on heavy beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription: upper left: "2d lot / 10 / should be / [thumbnail sketch] shape"
inscription: upper right: "Sent / Oct 4, 1919"
inscription: lower left: "Washington / No 10 / The Church builder / Polish[?] Church 1769 '72"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Washington No 10. / The Church builder / Pohick Church 1769-72"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
