Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lath from General Varnum House
Object Number:
N-219.5
Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 5.1 x 47 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: on note pinned to lath: "RIVEN LATH/GEN. VARNUM HOUSE/VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA"
Description:
Riven wooden lath from the General Varnum House in Valley Forge, PA.
Gallery Label:
This riven lath is from the General Varnum House in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
