Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Snuffbox
Object Number:
INV.7759ab
Date:
1813-1820
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black below scene: "COM. PERRY Capturing the Whole of the/British fleet on Lake Erie/ Sept [10, 1813]
printed: in black on bottom half of box: "U.S. brig Niagara, on deck Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813 4 P.M./SIR/It has pleased the Almighty to gi
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with black body; black printed scene of naval battle on cover; inscription printed in black on bottom of box beneath spread eagle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
