Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knives (8)
Object Number:
1950.212a-h
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver, steel
Dimensions:
each overall: 11 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on all the handles: lion passant in rectangles, unidentifiable mark crowned in an oval, "FM/ RT" in a rectangle
Description:
Eight silver and steel knives with ovoid, pointed handles decorated with floral motifs and bands of chevrons; molded handle sockets; flat, sabre or scimitar shaped steel blades; maker's marks stamped on the handles; pitch filled or 'loaded' handles made of two halves stamped from sheet metal soldered together.
Gallery Label:
These knives were presented to Commodore Bainbridge (1774-1833), the great-grandfather of the donor, by General Lafayette, who visited Bainbridge in Philadelphia in 1824.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Shelton E. Martin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
