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Inscribedno inscription
Bust of Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843)
Artist
Robert Eberhard Schmidt von der Launitz
(American, 1806-1870)
Datec. 1840
Mediumwhite marble
Dimensions22 3/4 × 20 in. (57.8 × 50.8 cm)
Base: 7 × 8 in. (17.8 × 20.3 cm)
Base: 7 × 8 in. (17.8 × 20.3 cm)
Classification(s)
- SCULPTURE
Credit LineOn extended loan from John C. Jay, Class of 1901
Object numberEL.44.1
DescriptionSon of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States. Peter studied law and practiced in New York. He was a trustee of Columbia College (his alma mater) and served as the president of the New-York Historical Society from 1840 to 1842.Inscribedno inscription
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Robert Eberhard Schmidt von der Launitz
c. 1840