Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Potted plant and tree
Object Number:
INV.8126
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Wood, sponge, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.2 x 3.2 cm)
Description:
Turned wood pot with low, irregularly shaped sponge disk on top representing foliage; pot painted brown with green band, and sponge painted green; flat wooden tree cut with jig-saw and painted with shades of green and orange; some branches defined by incised lines.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
