Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Architectural ornament
Object Number:
2008.45
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 4 in. (62.2 x 74.9 x 10.2 cm)
Description:
Painted ornamental terracotta plaque from facade of building on Worth Street in lower Manhattan, believed to have been manufactured in New York. Ornamental scene depicts a cherub riding through scrolled foliage, on a two-headed fantastical sea serpent or other aquatic creature.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marilynn and Ivan Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
