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Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Philip Schuyler Mansion, Albany, New York (headpiece on manuscript description and appraisal of the property)
Title
Philip Schuyler Mansion, Albany, New York (headpiece on manuscript description and appraisal of the property)
Date
1818
Medium
Watercolor and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 in. ( 24.4 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description
Architecture
Credit Line
Gift of Nannette Bryan
Object Number
1961.13
Marks
inscription: below image: "View of Bryans Place by Hooker."
Inscriptions
Inscribed along lower border inside image in brown watercolor: "View of Bryans Place -- by Hooker."
Gallery Label
The Philip Schuyler mansion at the corner of Clinton and Schuyler Streets is Albany's most imposing colonial landmark. Erected by Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) in 1762, it was originally known as "the Pastures" and stood near what was then the south edge of the city. Hooker's watercolor of the house and its outbuildings was used as a headpiece on a manuscript description and appraisal of the property, dated January 20, 1818, and signed by Hooker as city surveyor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.