Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wine glass
Object name
Wine glass
Date
1880-1910
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass wine glass; wide, rounded funnel-shaped bowl engraved with coat of arms composed of lizard above shield with two lizard heads above chevron band and one below; stem with knop at midway point; circular base.
Credit Line
Gift of Marchesa Anne Pellegrini-Quarantotti
Object Number
1957.21a
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this pair of wine glasses belonged to Eugene Langdon of Washington Square, the grandfather of the donor. The crest is that of the Langdon family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
