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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gentleman's costume: 1650
Object Number:
1967.32
Date:
ca. 1967
Medium:
Wax, textile, leather, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Molded wax figurine of man in period costume; brown hat with high crown and soft brim, purple cape, purple jacket with lavender braid and beige collar and cuffs, wide brown breeches with loops of ribbon at hem, and yellow leather boots with cuffs; figure carries a staff with silver orb on top and has a metal pin extending from one foot for mounting.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
