Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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A View from the Lines and Fort of Ticonderoga
Title
A View from the Lines and Fort of Ticonderoga
Date
1759
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 14 3/4 x 21 1/8 in. ( 37.5 x 53.7 cm )
Description
Military
Credit Line
Purchase, Abbott Fund
Object Number
1954.1
Marks
Inscribed: across bottom, in ink:"A View from the lines and Fort of Ticonderoga with the Encampment Commanded by his excellency Major General Amherst in the Year 1759 / Drawn on the Spot by Thos Davies Capt. Lieut of the Royal Artillery"
Inscribed: at lower left:"A Ruins of the fort after being blown up and deserted by the French / B. Redouts"
Inscribed: at lower right:"C. The lines at which Attack General / Abercrombie was defeated in 1758. / D. Part of Lake Champlain. / E. Part of South Bay."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
