Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Jesse Hawley (1773-1842)
Object Number:
1832.1
Date:
ca. 1825-1830
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. ( 76.8 x 64.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
Jesse Hawley was the author of essays on canal navigation signed "Hercules" and published in the Genesee "Messenger" in 1807-08. He was a member of the New York Assembly from Genesee County in 1820-21 and on October 26, 1825, was one of the speakers at Buffalo at the festivities officially opening the Erie Canal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Jesse Hawley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
