Collection Highlights
Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Beam fragment from Dutch church
Object name
Beam fragment from Dutch church
Date
1700-1800
Medium
Wood, metal, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 14 x 13.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Section of wood embedded with numerous nails from a Dutch church that once stood at Liberty and Nassau Street in downtown Manhattan; paper with inscription affixed to end of block.
Object Number
INV.1061
Marks
handwritten in ink: on paper affixed to end of block: "From the Old / Dutch Church / Liberty and Nassau St / New York"
handwriten in pencil: on paper affixed to end of block: "June 21, 1916"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
