Battery of Castle Garden New York 1800
Object NameReverse painting
Made FromGlass
Date1840-1860
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown; oil paint
Size(Frame): 32.6 x 43.1 cm; (glass): 25.3 x 35.6 cm
Accession Number64.4.102
Credit LineGift of Col. and Mrs. Edgar William Garbisch
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown glass; oil paint. Rectangle; harbor scene with water in foreground; sailboat at left; side- wheel steamer at right; portion of two masted ship at lower right; circular building at center flying American flag connected by a bridge of forested land at right; title painted in black script against yellow ground across bottom of panel. Frame: beveled and mitered wood, painted black.Provenance
Source
Colonel Edgar William Garbisch
(1899-1979) - 1964-10-23
Source
Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
(1907-1979) - 1964-10-23
