Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Robert Brown (1763-1827)
Object Number:
1972.14
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 27 1/4 in. ( 83.8 x 69.2 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject of this portrait was a shipwright in New York; his firm, R. Brown & Co., had its premises at 321 Water Street in 1802. His residence was at 26 James Street. The portrait was donated to the Society by his great-granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nellie R. Kingsland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
