Artist/Maker
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
(American, 1873 – 1923)
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Gunner, New York Artillery Company
ca. 1910
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (48.9 × 35.9 cm)
Overall: 14 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (37.8 × 23.8 cm)
Overall: 14 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (37.8 × 23.8 cm)
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1921.103
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
DescriptionMilitarySignedSigned at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
InscribedInscribed along upper edge: "New York Artillery Company. Captain John Lamb. 1775"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
ca. 1910
1921.116
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
ca. 1910
1921.105
Charles MacKubin Lefferts
1912
1923.149