Collection Highlights
Keg with stand from Erie Canal celebration
ca. 1825
X.48
Wood, metal, paint
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Window glass fragments (3) from St. Paul's Chapel
Object name
Window glass fragments (3) from St. Paul's Chapel
Date
1766
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
a: 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm )
b: 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 0.3 x 6.4 x 5.4 cm )
c: 1/8 x 5 x
Description
Three fragments of green-stained translucent glass from St. Paul's Chapel in New York City; remnants of paper around edges.
Object Number
Z.1422a-c
Marks
ink inscription: on note adhering to (a): "From the original windows/of St. Paul's Chapel, Vesey/St. and Broadway, New/York, which were removed/in 1927"
ink inscription: on note adhering to (b): "From the original windows/of St. Paul's Chapel, Vesey/St. and Broadway, New/York, which were re-/moved in 1927"
ink inscription: on note accompanying (c): "From the original windows of St. Paul's/Chapel, Vesey St. and Broadway. New/York, which were removed in 1927"
Gallery Label
These window fragments are from St. Paul's Chapel, which was completed in 1766 at Broadway and Fulton Streets in New York City for Anglicans living beyond convenient walking distance from Trinity Church. The Chapel, which was used for a thanksgiving service for George Washington on 30 April 1789 after his inauguration as president, is the oldest public building in continuous use in Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
