Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Thomas De Witt, D.D. (1791-1874)
Object Number:
1858.86
Date:
1858
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. ( 92.4 x 74.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "S. B. Waugh 1858"
Gallery Label:
Thomas De Witt was born in Kingston, New York, into a Dutch family of long ancestry in New York. A doctor of divinity, De Witt became one of the pastors of the Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church in New York City in 1827. He joined The New-York Historical Society in 1838, and two years later was elected a vice-president, an office he was to hold for nearly 30 years; he also served as the thirteenth president of the Society (1869-71).
Credit Line:
Gift of Theodore Cuyler and Morris K. Jesup
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
