Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Luce Center
George Mitchell (1828-1889)
Object Number:
1934.50
Date:
1866
Medium:
Painted and overpainted plaster/compostion
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 11 in. ( 74.3 x 43.8 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed on back: "Wm Butchert/ Sc. 1866"
Description:
Portrait bust.
Gallery Label:
Mitchell was the chief of the New York Caledonian Club in 1865, 1866, and 1870. He was quartermaster of the 79th (New York Highland) Regiment.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York Caledonian Club
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
