Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Staten Island from Union Hill, New Jersey
Object Number:
1947.382
Date:
1881
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on gray green paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 in. ( 27.3 x 38.1 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm.R. Miller 1881"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(Fall Colour)/"Staten Island from Union Hall, N.J."/Composed April 19th 1881/12 x 8"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1881."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (Fall Colour) / 'Staten Island from Union Hill. N.J.' / Composed April 19th 1881 / 12 x 8."; various annotations inside image
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
