Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
U.S. Frigate "Chesapeake"
Object Number:
1963.62
Date:
1810
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on light gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 11 in. ( 24.4 x 27.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signed: lower left: "Isaac Willys, del."
inscribed: lower right: "Boston 1810"
inscribed: ink: "The New American Ship Chesapeake"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at the lower left in black ink: "Isaac Williss. del."; at lower right: " Boston. 1810."; at lower center outside image: "The New American Ship. / CHESAPEAKE."
Description:
Marine
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
