Burning of the City Hall New York, on the Night of the 17th of August 1858 – Supposed to Have Taken Fire from the Fire Works Exhibited Commemoration of the Successful Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Currier & Ives
Artist bio: American, active New York, 1857–1907
Artist role: Publisher
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1858
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 7 7/8 × 12 3/16 in. (20 × 31 cm)
Sheet: 11 9/16 x 15 5/16 in. (29.3 x 38.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mary Knight Arnold, 1974
Accession year: 1974