Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pieces of Peter Stuyvesant pear tree in envelope
Title
Pieces of Peter Stuyvesant pear tree in envelope
Object name
Wood fragment
Date
1600-1850
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 in. ( 24.4 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Wood fragment; flat block with bark.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Augustus van Horne Stuyvesant
Object Number
1953.295
Marks
handwitten: block: "...........Stuyvesant......." (pencil)
Gallery Label
According to an attached label, this block is a piece of the Stuyvasant family pear tree, which formerly stood on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
