Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Philip Livingston (1686-1749)
Object Number:
1953.25
Date:
20th century
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Painted by / F. W. Wright"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the son of Robert, the first lord of Livingston Manor; in 1728 he succeeded his father as second lord. He was the father of six sons and four daughters, among them Philip Livingston (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), William Livingston (a governor of New Jersey), and Peter Van Brugh Livingston. During the latter part of his life he resided in New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of d'Alte A. Welch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
