Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Luce Center
Park Place and College Gate, New York City: Study for Plate 4A of "Bourne's Views of New York"
Object Number:
1881.9
Date:
c. 1831
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, gray wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7 x 8.9 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: on reverse, in ink: "Park Place & College"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed vertically along left margin in brown ink: "Park Place & College gate"
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix
Provenance:
Library of William J. Davis, New York, 1844-65; Sold Bangs, Merwin & Co., April 17, 1865, Lot 1739.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
