Collection Highlights
Fraktur: Birth and Baptism certificate of Joseph Flor
Date:
1811
Object Number:
PR.022.13
Medium:
Hand-colored print
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John Henry Johnston (1837-1919)
Object Number:
1943.282
Date:
ca. 1907
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 28 in. ( 91.4 x 71.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in Sidney, New York, the sixth son of William Strong Johnston and Frances (Dickerman) Johnston. Coming to New York in 1853 he found employment in a jewelry store and five years later became a partner of the firm. He became a life member of The New-York Historical Society in 1862.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Phillip Schmand
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
