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Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Wood fragment from Sir William Johnson's coffin
Object name
Wood fragment from Sir William Johnson's coffin
Date
1774
Medium
Wood, paper, string
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Wood fragment from Sir William Johnson's coffin wrapped in yellow paper with accompanying letter.
Credit Line
Gift of P. Skinner
Object Number
INV.825
Marks
written: on paper wrapper; "Piece of the coffin of Sir William Johnson who died in 1774/ Taken from the vault June 1862/ by M. Wade esq. Clerk of Fulton County/ Presented to N.Y. Historical Society/ by...kinner, September, 1862"
Gallery Label
Sir William Johnson, the Mohawk Valley pioneer and colonial superintendent of Indian affairs, was buried in the Episcopal church in Johnstown, NY in 1774, and was reinterred during the rebuilding of the church in 1862, at which point this coffin fragment was recovered.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
