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拍品专文
Together with an envelope provided by Ensko, New York with the note Early American Silver Reading Glass made by Abraham G. Forbes of New York, 1768, and used by Gen. Pierre Van Cortlandt during the Revolution. Last owned by Baroness Von Graffenreid (Welles) a direct descendant.
General Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721 – 1814) was an American politician, who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of New York state. He married his second cousin, Joanna Livingston (1722 – 1808), granddaughter of Robert Livingston the Elder and his wife Alida Schuyler.
General Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721 – 1814) was an American politician, who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of New York state. He married his second cousin, Joanna Livingston (1722 – 1808), granddaughter of Robert Livingston the Elder and his wife Alida Schuyler.