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Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
Related Person: Gouverneur Morris

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View of Blackwell's Island, East River, N.Y.C

View of Blackwell's Island, East River, N.Y.C
Title
View of Blackwell's Island, East River, N.Y.C
Date 
ca. 1862
Related People 
After: Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Medium 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 
Overall: 25 x 30 in. ( 63.5 x 76.2 cm )
Credit Line 
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number 
1914.8
Gallery Label 
This oil is a copy by an unidentified artist of a lithograph published in 1862 by Currier & Ives. This oil study was formerly attributed to Fanny Palmer.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.