Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Incidents in the Life of George Washington: "Fires First Gun at Yorktown"
Object Number:
1936.945b
Date:
1919
Medium:
Graphite on heavy beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: bottom left: Nov.20/ G. W./ Fires 1st. Jun. at Yorktown / 9 Oct. '78.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "No 20. / GW / Fires 1st gun at / Yorktown / 9 Oct 1781"; 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.
