Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Author Gilbert W. Hopkins American
Recipient Mr. Hubbs American
Not on view
This essay on the pigs that still roamed lower Manhattan in 1843, eating garbage, was written by a student at New York's Commercial and Collegiate School for a Mr. Hubbs (probably Isaac G. Hubbs, 1790-1855 a teacher at that institution).
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: A Composition on the Pigs of the City
Author:
Gilbert W. Hopkins (American, 19th century)
Dedicatee:
Recipient Mr. Hubbs (American, 19th century)
Published in: New York
Date: February 28, 1843
Medium: Pen and ink
Dimensions: 9 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (23 × 20.5 cm)
Classification: Documents
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1628
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
