Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Mrs. Edward Jenner Swords (1852-1896)
Object Number:
1952.346
Date:
1896
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/8 x 20 in. ( 61.3 x 50.8 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "J. Harrison Mills '96"
inscription: on back (under relining): "By J. Harrison Mills / N.Y. Oct. 1896"
Gallery Label:
Julia Jarvis Marvin was the younger daughter of Walter Taylor Marvin and Eliza Rowland (Jarvis) Marvin of New York. She married Edward Jenner Swords on September 11, 1872. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her daughter-in-law.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Voorhis Swords
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
