Manuscripts
Charles M. Jenckes watercolor sketches of the old New York
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- Description
- A series of twelve watercolors depicting New York City, probably made for Odgen Goelet. Included are: 1) "Floating Theatre : Temple of the Muses;" 2) "Gate at McGowan's Pass. 1812;" 3) "The Washington Market;" 4) "Burning of the Merchant's Bank, 1893;" 5) "Interior of Toombs Prison, 1896;" 6) "Riot in the Sixth Ward, 1896;" 7) "Hell Gate Ferry, 1896;" 8) "Oyster Barges;" 9) "St. Mark's Church;" 10) "Bone Alley, Willett St. 1896;" 11) "Interior, Jumel Mansion, 1896;" 12) "Post's Century House, near King's Bridge, 1896."
- Production date
- 1893-1896.
- Call number
- mssHM 15203 (1-12)
- Provenance
- Purchased from the Anderson Galleries, Benson J. Lossing sale, cat. no. 1271 (lot 360), 1917, Jan. 19.
- Associated people
- Lossing, Benson J. (1813-1891,)
- Goelet, Ogden, (1851-1897,)
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