Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Paintings
Mrs. Israel Corse, Sr. (1776-1854)
Object Number:
1939.7
Date:
1833
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 14 in. ( 43.2 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Abigail Corse / Wife of Israel Corse, Sr. / Alice Cornell Townsend / Abigail Corse Sr / 3rd [Aug]ust 1833 / aged 54 years / 13th of August 1833"
Gallery Label:
Abigail Cornell, the daughter of Comfort and Elizabeth (Embree) Cornell, was married to Jacob Doty (1772-99), a merchant, on June 9, 1795. She married her second husband, Israel Corse (1769-1842), a tanner and leather dealer in New York and later a director of the Franklin Bank, on April 11, 1810. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her great-granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
