Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
ca. 1700
1911.38
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brick
Object name
Brick
Date
1750-1760
Medium
Clay, plaster
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Brick with plaster fragments; yellow.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Isabel F. Stapgood
Object Number
1908.34
Gallery Label
This brick was found at Fraunces Tavern, a Colonial tavern on Pearl and Whitehall Streets in lower Manhattan. General George Washington gave a farewell address to his officers in the Long Room of the tavern at the end of the Revolutionary War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
