Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bone fragment found in Battery Park
Object name
Bone fragment found in Battery Park
Date
1820-1870
Medium
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3/4 x 7/16 in. ( 8.3 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm )
Description
Bone fragment found in Battery Park
Object Number
INV.7875.52
Gallery Label
This fragment was found by New-York Historical Society staff members in Battery Park during the excavations for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel from 1948 through 1950.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
