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1906

  • Work on this object began.

1951

  • We acquired this object.

2025

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Drawing, Design for Mural: The Landing of the New Englanders (Milfordites) at Newark, May 17, 1666, Circuit Courtroom, Essex County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ, 1906

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Charles Yardley Turner and architect: Cass Gilbert. It is dated 1906 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is charcoal, graphite, blue crayon on off-white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of the Cooper Union School of Art to the Cooper Union Museum.

Its dimensions are

82.4 x 151.7 cm (32 7/16 x 59 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in blue crayon, upper left: 34' 4"/ x / 3' 9 3/4"; in graphite, upper center: Milfordites / Landing of New Englanders at Newark May 17. 1666.; in graphite, center right: GY Turner / April 1906; in graphite, center left: copyright by G.Y. Turner = 1906 / accepted April 24 - 1906 / Cass Gilbert Archt

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Mural: The Landing of the New Englanders (Milfordites) at Newark, May 17, 1666, Circuit Courtroom, Essex County Courthouse, Jersey City, NJ, 1906; Architect: Cass Gilbert (American, 1859 - 1934); Designed by Charles Yardley Turner (American, 1858 - 1918); USA; charcoal, graphite, blue crayon on off-white wove paper; 82.4 x 151.7 cm (32 7/16 x 59 3/4 in.); Gift of the Cooper Union School of Art to the Cooper Union Museum; 1951-186-5

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