Collection Highlights
The Truant Gamblers (Undutiful Boys)
1835
1858.23
Oil on canvas
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
"The House that Jack Built"
Title
"The House that Jack Built"
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1844
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 38.4 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-printed kerchief with nine vignettes, in three columns, from "The House that Jack Built"; printed with sepia ink on a white background.
Credit Line
Purchased from Mrs. Lawrence J. Ullman