Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln
Date:
April, 1865
Object Number:
PR.011.10
Medium:
Albumen print, carte-de-visite photograph
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Uniform Details of General George Washington and Sir William Howe
Object Number:
1923.141
Date:
1912
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 7 in. ( 25.4 x 17.8 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Chas M. Lefferts/1912"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Chas. M. Lefferts / 1912"; with extensive color and style annotations
Gallery Label:
This unpublished watercolor shows details of the uniform coats, hats, and saddle cloths of the two opposing commanders in chief of the American Revolution.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
