Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque Honoring Washington Irving
Title
Plaque Honoring Washington Irving
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 4 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Rectangular, bronze-colored metal plaque. Depicts Washington Irving and is inscribed: "1783 1859/ERECTED BY/THE SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/OF NEW YORK/IN APPRECIATION OF/WASHINGTON IRVING/HIS CHARACTER- HIS GENIUS- AND HIS SERVICES/AS A FOUNDER OF THE SOCIETY."
Object Number
1939.397[dup]
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
