Collection Highlights
The definitive treaty of peace and friendship, between His Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain : concluded at Paris, the 10th day of February, 1763, to which, the King of Portugal acceded on the same day...
Date:
1763
Object Number:
LIB.Y1763.Tre
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Mrs. John Theodore Saxe (ca. 1850-1881)
Object Number:
1956.115
Date:
1871
Medium:
White marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 12 in. ( 67.3 x 44.4 x 30.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: signed on back of right shoulder: "Ames Van Wart./N.Y. 1871"
Description:
Portrait bust
Gallery Label:
Mary Bosworth was the daughter of Chief Justice Joseph Sollace Bosworth of the New York Superior Court. She married John Theodore Saxe (1843-81), a lumber merchant, on January 18, 1876. They had only one child, John Godfrey Saxe (1877-1953), who married Mary Sands, the donor, in 1909.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Godfrey Saxe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
