Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
1937.1237
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Amy Cornell Townsend (ca. 1860-1920)
Title
Amy Cornell Townsend (ca. 1860-1920)
Date
1894
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 9.5 x 7.9 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Peter Mari
Object Number
1905.250
Marks
signed and dated: at right:"Behenna/94"
Gallery Label
Miss Townsend, a member of a prominent New York family, was the daughter of Isaac Townsend and the granddaughter of Peter Townsend. She was a member of the Colony Club and of the Colonial Dames of America.
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