Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
William Axtell De Peyster and Mary Beekman De Peyster Memorial
Object Number:
INV.15050
Date:
1911-1915
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 x 31 x 1 in. ( 109.2 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
in relief: "A MEMORIAL/TO/ WILLIAM AXTELL DE PEYSTER/AND/ MARY BEEKMAN DE PEYSTER/ ERECTED/ BY THEIR DAUGHTERS/ CATHERINE AUGUSTA DE PEYSTER/CORNELIA BEEKMAN DE PEYSTER/ELIZABETH VAN RENSSELAER DE PEYSTER"
Description:
Cast brass plaque with peaked top and straight edged border with molded side; medallion at top center with cross with circle at intersection of lines; relief inscription.
Credit Line:
Gift from an unidentified source
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
