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The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire

Date:

c. 1835

Object Number:

1935.167

Medium:

Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board

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Object name

Banner

Date

1950-1970

Medium

Rayon

Description

Blue rayon banner of the New-York Historical Society with Society's seal at center; gold fringe on fly end and pocket on hoist end.

Credit Line

Purchased by the Society

Object Number

2001.45

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.