Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Still Life of Flowers in Oval Vase Incorporating Printed Advertisement for M.S. Bentham
Object Number:
Z.3651
Date:
1950
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, collage and printed newspaper, and dried leaves on ivory card.
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 11 9/16 in. (36.2 x 29.4 cm), irregular
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "STEINBERG 1950"
Description:
M.S. Betham was a Vaudeville agent, promoter, manager, and director, first in New York between ca. 1904 through 1924, and in London after 1924.
Provenance:
The Betty Parson Gallery, New York, NY (see Notes)
1950
Was accompanied by a torn, large envelope with printed label from the Gallery and an annotation on the envelope that the price of the work was $150.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
