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Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
Related Person: George Washington

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"Old Glory's" First Victory, Fort Stanwix, New York, August 3, 1777

"Old Glory's" First Victory, Fort Stanwix, New York, August 3, 1777
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Henry Alexander Ogden
Title
"Old Glory's" First Victory, Fort Stanwix, New York, August 3, 1777
Medium 
Graphite on beige paper
Description 
History
Credit Line 
Purchase, Robert J. Gallione Wilbur Fund
Object Number 
1955.284
Inscriptions 
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Ogden"; inscribed below: "Old Glory's first victory / Fort Stanwix NY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.