Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963)

Classification: 
Date: 
1936
Medium: 
Charcoal, white chalk, and graphite tan paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 25 9/16 x 19 3/4 in. (64.9 x 50.2 cm), irregular
Description: 
Reproduced in Woolf's article "LEHMAN OR BLEAKLEY? - The Governor Stands on His Record and Supports The New Deal; His Rival Vigorously Attacks Both," "The New York Times Magazine," October 11, 1936, p. 53, as "Drawn from Life Woolf~". Source: donation letter.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Object Number: 
2008.43.1
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower left in blue ink with estate stamp: S.J .Woolf Stamped at lower right in red ink: OCT 11 1936
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1936
eMuseum Object ID: 
63981
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Anna Russell (1911-2006), Opera Singer and Comedienne

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1930-1950
Medium: 
Black ink on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 in. (17.9 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line: 
1968
Object Number: 
Z.3604
Marks: 
At lower right in graphite: * Anna Russell 10-21-68
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
63973
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

An Actress in Costume

Classification: 
Date: 
mid nineteenth-century
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown ink, and gouache over graphite on beige paper cut into an oval
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in. (17.5 x 12.2 cm), oval
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg, 1936
Object Number: 
Z.3603
Marks: 
At center on verso: Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg / 41[in circle] Sept 15, 1936
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
63972
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

An Actress, probably Isabella Cubas (1831-1864), in Costume

Classification: 
Date: 
mid nineteeth-century
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink, and gouache on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (8.9 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg, 1936
Object Number: 
Z.3602
Marks: 
At center on verso: Toedteberg Coll. / 168. Sept. 15, 1936; faintly in graphite: Cubas
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
63971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

An Actress, probably Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in Costume

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1880-1900
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown and black ink, and gouache on beige paper cut into an oval
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm), oval
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg, 1936
Object Number: 
Z.3601
Marks: 
At center on verso: Bequest of Miss Emma Toedteberg / 45[in circle] Sept 15, 1936; faintly in graphite: Ellsworthy ?
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
63970
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Blue & Golds (Blues &Golds)

Classification: 
Date: 
1998
Medium: 
Watercolor and craft paint over graphite on heavy watercolor paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Credit Line: 
Gift of Hunt Slonem
Object Number: 
2008.35
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Hunt Slonem 98"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2003
eMuseum Object ID: 
63455
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Federal House, with details of a pump, house, and winch[?] at corners; verso: fantasy cityscape with two church steeples

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1810
Medium: 
Watercolor, white gouache, and brown ink on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (13.5 x 22.2 cm), irregular
Credit Line: 
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number: 
Z.3558
Marks: 
stamped: The New York Historical Folk Arts Collection, November 17, 1937
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1810
eMuseum Object ID: 
63331
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Maternal Affection

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1805
Medium: 
Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on beige paper with ornamental folate blind- embossed border, with scallop-shell designs at corners
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 13/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.8 x 12.5 cm), irregular
Description: 
Mother and child seated on a chair in the center, surrounded by decorative blind-embossed border, bottom of drawing states "Maternal Affection"
Object Number: 
Z.3557
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Maternal Affection"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1810
eMuseum Object ID: 
63330
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), in Shakespearian Costume

Classification: 
Medium: 
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite with scratching-out on paper mounted to card
Dimensions: 
Case (closed): 5 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in. (14 x 11.7 x 1.3 cm) Mount: 4 15/16 x 4 1/4 in. (12.5 x 10.8 cm) Paper: 4 3/8 x
Description: 
miniature portrait of a male actor in Shakespearian attire, holding a book and pointing to a specific text, gold metal mat with glass cover, held inside a hinged case with velvet lining
Credit Line: 
Gift of Emma Toedteberg, 1936
Object Number: 
Z.3556
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
63329
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Classification: 
Date: 
c. 1554-1564
Medium: 
Watercolor and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, formerly laid on an album page
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm), irregular
Description: 
Avian Study--as per Kinzelbach, captive specimen, c.1227, from Sultan of Cairo to Emperor in Apulia, see Vatican MS "De arte venandi cum au[v]ibus", King Manfred's copy; red eye-color unique to specimen and corresponds with Manfred MS images, worn tail and black spots result of captivity and a diet too rich in cannibis seed.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Nathaniel H. Bishop
Object Number: 
1889.10.4.53
Marks: 
Inside cover of Album 1 contains a printed catalogue description reading: "Drawings of European Birds, a Collection of upwards of 200 Drawings, most beautifully executed colours, of European Birds, taken from Nature, and most faithfully copied with a view
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower left: Psittacus albus / in venusto rodioni manuscripto / Frederici depictus.
Provenance: 
The Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, England; John Cassin, Philadelphia, 1869; M.Thomas & Sons, Philadelphia, 1872; Nathaniel H. Bishop, Toms River, New Jersey
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
62461
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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