Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Piece of wood from Van der Heuvel/Burnham house
Object Number:
INV.1065
Date:
1798-1839
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 18 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 45.7 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: caption on lithographic print: "THE VAN DER HEUVEL MANSION. LATER BURNHAMS / BUILT 1798 ENLARGED TO BURNHAMS 1839 / BROADWAY AND SEVENTY NINTH STREET"
printed: credit line on lithographic print: "COURTESY OF HOPFER STRIKER MOTT"
Description:
Section of wooden beam with lithographic print nailed to side; print depicts a large house with caption, "THE VAN DER HEUVEL MANSION. LATER BURNHAMS / BUILT 1798 ENLARGED TO BURNHAMS 1839 / BROADWAY AND SEVENTY NINTH STREET."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
