Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"In Shanty Town," New York City
Object Number:
X.495
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 8 in. ( 15.2 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: upper: "In Shanty Town"
inscribed: upper left: "113"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "113. In Shanty Town."
Description:
This shows mid-Manhattan Island shanties.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
