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
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
Title
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
Date
1867
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 13/16 x 14 in. (27.5 x 35.6 cm)
Description
Still life
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number
1947.519
Marks
signed and dated: lower right: "J.W. Hill / 1867"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower right in red watercolor: "J.W. Hill / 1867"
Provenance
Gordon Lester Ford, Brooklyn, New York before 1879; Mrs. Russell Skeel, Jr., Harriman, New York and Tucson , Arizona, by 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
