Collection Highlights
Major Gen'l Z. Taylor Before Monterey
Date:
1848
Object Number:
PR.068.27
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
1939.215
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Glass paperweight; circular with lithographic image of downtown Manhattan affixed to base and visible through rounded top.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the classical style building pictured in the lithograph is the old New York City court house at Park Row and Center Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Skinner
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
