Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Section of water pipe
Object name
Section of water pipe
Date
ca. 1804
Medium
Wood
Description
Access to clean, potable water was a constant issue for New York City brewers (and all inhabitants) prior to the 1842 opening of the Croton Aqueduct. This section of wooden pipe came from one of the city’s earlier water systems, the Manhattan Water Company, which was chartered in 1799.
Credit Line
New-York Historical Society, Gift of Stoughton and Stoughton
Object Number
1953.308S
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
