Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Historical Artifacts
Twig from near North Dutch church
Object Number:
Z.916
Date:
1868
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 21.3 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
written: in ink on tag: "1868/ From tree that stood in front of North Dutch Church/ Fulton and William Sts/ New York/ From Q [G?].A.H."
Description:
Twig with inscribed tag attached.
Gallery Label:
According to a note written on the paper wrapper in which this and other objects were found, it is a relic collected by Herbert D. Halsey, and was donated in 1941.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
