Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablecloth
Object Number:
1941.717
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 213 1/2 x 106 in. ( 542.3 x 269.2 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: in a corner: "G H"
Description:
White linen tablecloth with a small over-all floral bud pattern; stripe border with floral vines; "G H" embroidered in pink thread in one corner.
Gallery Label:
According to a record with the tablecloth, it belonged to the donor's grandmother. It passed to her aunt, Fanny Schuyler and then to Grace and Sally de Luze. The intials "G H" probably stand for this Grace, who became Grace Hunter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lucille de Luze Foley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
