Collection Highlights
Settee
Date:
ca. 1800
Object Number:
INV.14952
Medium:
Maple, paint
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Luce Center
Mrs. William Lewis Morris (1808-1851)
Object Number:
1951.341
Date:
ca.1830
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.3 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Signed: upper right side:"N.Rogers.N.Y."
Gallery Label:
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851) was the daughter of Frederick Babcock of New Jersey. She was married to William Lewis Morris (1804-64) on February 7, 1827, at Grace Church.
Credit Line:
Gift of John B. Morris
Provenance:
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their son John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
