Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Reverend George Phillips (1664-1739)
Object Number:
1950.238
Date:
ca. 1725-1735
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. ( 76.5 x 64.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject, son of the Rev. Samuel Phillips (1625-96) and his wife, Sarah Appleton of Rowley, Massachusetts, followed his father's profession after graduating from Harvard in 1686. He held ministries in Brookfield, Massachusetts, Suffield, Connecticut, and Jamaica, Long Island.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
