Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study of a Cast of a Hand
Object Number:
1933.260
Date:
1848
Medium:
Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 12 in. ( 23.8 x 30.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "Lucy M. Durand/Antique School/Academy of Design/New York, 1848"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Lucy M Durand / Antique School National Academy of Design / New York / 1848"
Description:
Figure detail
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
