Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Pylon of the Old Reservoir, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City
Object Number:
1915.72
Date:
c. 1900-10
Medium:
Crayon on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 43.8 cm )
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
signed: lower right: "V. Wilbour"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black crayon: "V. Wilbour"; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Pylon, Old Reservoir, 5th Ave & 42 St. / By Victor Wilbour"
Description:
Architecture: This shows the Egyptian motif of the distributing reservoir on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd streets.
Credit Line:
Gift of Victor Wilbour
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
