Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt (1767-1854)
Object Number:
1953.324
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 28 in. ( 91.4 x 71.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
Phebe Hand married Cornelius Van der Bilt (later spelled Vanderbilt) (1764-1832) and lived on a farm near Port Richmond, Staten Island. Her fourth child, the second son, was Commodore Vanderbilt who founded the Vanderbilt fortune in the mid-19th century.
Credit Line:
Gift of A.D. Ayrault
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
