Collection Highlights
Pictorial map of New York and vicinity, showing the suburban towns, and railroad and water communications
Date:
1871
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M32.3.10.1
Medium:
Black ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Luce Center
Locket with photographs
Object Number:
1942.45
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Gold, tintype, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 in. ( 4.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Gold locket containing 2 clear glass compartments each with a tintype photograph; engine-turned decoration on exterior; round gold pendant bail.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, the tintypes inside the locket are of William de Groot (1825-1898), and his first wife Isabella Graham Britton of Elizabeth, New Jersey. William was a member of the firm De Groot and Peck, and president of the Hudson River Bank. At one time he was a shipowner engaged in the China trade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
