Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jack the Giant Killer
Object Number:
2000.258
Date:
1895
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 6 x 1/8 in. ( 30.5 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the front cover: "JACK/ THE/ GIANT KILLER/ COPYRIGHTED 1895/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Description:
"Jack the Giant Killer" children's book with 12 pages of chromolithographed images of the adventures of "Jack the Giant Killer" (a british hero) accompanied by the story; chromolithographed cover of a boy dressed in medieval costume holding a sword and a giant's head; cover inscribed, "JACK/ THE/ GIANT KILLER/ COPYRIGHTED 1895/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
