Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sir William Cosby (1685-1736)
Object Number:
1959.2
Date:
ca. 1725-1730
Medium:
Enamel on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. ( 4.8 x 3.7 cm )
Marks:
modern inscription: on back of gold frame: " Sir William Cosby/F. Zincke/fecit."
Gallery Label:
Cosby was a younger son of Alexander and Elizabeth (L'Estrange) Cosby, an influential Irish family. He served as an officer in the British army and as governor of the island of Minorca of the Leeward Islands before his appointment as governor of the colonies of New York and the Jerseys in 1731, an office he held until his death.
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
