Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Pieces of Peter Stuyvesant pear tree in envelope
Object Number:
1953.295
Date:
1600-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 in. ( 24.4 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
handwitten: block: "...........Stuyvesant......." (pencil)
Description:
Wood fragment; flat block with bark.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this block is a piece of the Stuyvasant family pear tree, which formerly stood on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Augustus van Horne Stuyvesant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
