Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Historical Artifacts
Lock of hair of Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Object Number:
INV.53
Date:
1861
Medium:
Hair, paper, wax, cardboard, wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 37.1 x 32.1 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper to which relic is affixed: "Lock of hair of / Kosciuszko / presented to the / Historical Society of New-York / by the friend and admirer of the illustrious deceased, / Xavier Zeltner, / formerly Colonel of Cavalry &[?] / Aid-
Description:
Lock of hair of Tadeusz Kosciuszko mounted above oval red wax seal on paper with handwritten inscription; matted and framed.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
