Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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William Frederick Havemeyer (1804-1874)
Object Number:
1915.17
Date:
1874
Medium:
Cream painted and overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 21 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. ( 73.7 x 54.6 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
signed: proper left shoulder: "Julia Griffin/ March 1874"
Description:
Portrait bust
Gallery Label:
Havemeyer was born in New York and educated at Columbia University. He made a sizable fortune operating a sugar refinery before beginning a career in politics. He became a member of the Tammany Society and in 1845 was elected to his first term as mayor of New York; he was elected two times more to the office, in 1848 and in 1872. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his grandson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. William F. H. Armstrong
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
