Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The New-York Historical Society
Object Number:
1901.9
Date:
1901
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 1/4 x 43 in. ( 69.2 x 109.2 cm )
mat: 36 5/8 x 49 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 93 x 125.7 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: lower right: "Central Portion of Building to be Erected First"
signed: lower right: "York & Sawyer, Archts/156 Fifth Avenue, New York City"
Description:
This is an architectural elevation rendering submitted by architects York and Sawyer of the central portion of the Society's proposed new building to be erected on Central Park West between 76th and 77th streets.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
