Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Benjamin Bailey (ca. 1775-1832)
Title
Benjamin Bailey (ca. 1775-1832)
Date
ca. 1815
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 28 in. ( 91.4 x 71.1 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Eloise P. Luquer and Colonel Thatcher T.P.Luquer
Object Number
1942.478
Gallery Label
The subject is first lested in the New York City Directory in 1794 and in 1795 is listed as a merchant. For many years he maintained his business on Front Street and his residence on Chambers Street. In 1825 he married as his third wife Anna Elizabeth Cottrell, who survived him.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
