Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Hessian Guard, Regiment of Hesse-Cassel
Object Number:
1923.156
Date:
c. 1912
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Officer, Hessian Guara Regt. 1775-83"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Officer, Hessian Guard Regt. 1775-83."
Gallery Label:
This is an unpublished study of an officer in regimental dress, 1775-1783.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
