Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comb | 1790-1830 | 1938.297a | |
| Ceramic fragment found in New York City | 1740-1820 | INV.10364.6 | |
| Plate fragment | 1770-1810 | INV.10210.77 | |
| Spectacles (adjustable) | ca. 1820 | INV.7716 | |
| Pocket watch and pouch | 1850-1900 | INV.12421ab | |
| Child's dress | 1870-1890 | 1953.132a | |
| Lead fragments (2) excavated at Fort Crown Point | 1730-1783 | INV.5781.52-53 | |
| Child's cloak | 1850-1900 | Z.1246 | |
| Gunflint excavated at Fort Crown Point | 1730-1783 | INV.5781.54 | |
| Mortar excavated at Fort Crown Point | 1730-1783 | INV.5781.55 |
