First Headquarters in New York (De Peyster House), July 1776
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black crayon, gray wash, graphite, and white gouache on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. ( 25.7 x 22.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.811
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "First h'dqtrs in New York The DePeyster house New York /July 1776"
stamped: on back: "THE HARRY A. OGDEN COLLECTION / OF / THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "First h'dqtrs in New York The Depeyster house New York / July 1776"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44124
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Martin House (4th Headquarters), Richmond Hill, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black crayon and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 10 5/8 in. ( 25.4 x 27 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.812
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "4th / Headquarters / New York 1776"
inscription: lower right: "Martin house Richmond Hill NY / July Aug 1776"
stamped: on back: "THE HARRY A. OGDEN COLLECTION / OF / THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "4th Headquarters / New York 1776"; at lower right: "Martin house 'Richmond Hill' NY..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44123
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Old Cromwell Farm House, Harlem Creek, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1855
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 41.3 cm )
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Architecture/landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1949.10
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "W. R. Miller Del. / Morrisania / 1855"
inscription: lower left: "The Old Cromwell Farm House, Harlem Creek, No. 2"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in green watercolor: "W. R. Miller del / Morrisania / 1855."; inscribed at lower left: "The Old Cromwell Farm House. Harlem Creek. No 2."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
44122
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Pelham Priory, Westchester, New York
Classification:
Date:
1854
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on beige paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 14 in. ( 26 x 35.6 cm )
cardboard: 15 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. ( 39.7 x 53 cm )
Description:
Landscape/genre
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1949.11
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "W. R. Miller. Octr. 1854 / Pelham Priory. / WestChester / N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
44121
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Baron von Riedesel and Brunswick Staff Officers
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 8 in. ( 27.9 x 20.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1923.151
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
inscriptions: on back: "Baron Friedrich Adolph von Riedesel / Commanding / Brunswickers in Canada / 1776 / Original sketch by Lefferts / German uniforms"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in gray gouache over black crayon: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Baron Friedrich Adolph von Riedesel / commanding / Brunswickers in Canada. / 1776"
Gallery Label:
This unpublished illustration shows Baron Friedrich Adolph von Riedesel, commander of Brunswick troops in Canada, with two Brunswick staff officers in 1776. He 1777 he served under Burgoyne in the British invasion of northern New York and was taken prisoner at Saratoga.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44120
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Three-Quarter Length Profile Portrait of a Man in a Hat
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 19.7 x 14.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Andrew Oliver
Object Number:
1963.22
Marks:
signature: lower right: "S. A. Mount"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "S. A. Mount"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44089
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Philip Schuyler Mansion, Albany, New York (headpiece on manuscript description and appraisal of the property)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1818
Medium:
Watercolor and brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 in. ( 24.4 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Nannette Bryan
Object Number:
1961.13
Marks:
inscription: below image: "View of Bryans Place by Hooker."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower border inside image in brown watercolor: "View of Bryans Place -- by Hooker."
Gallery Label:
The Philip Schuyler mansion at the corner of Clinton and Schuyler Streets is Albany's most imposing colonial landmark. Erected by Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) in 1762, it was originally known as "the Pastures" and stood near what was then the south edge of the city. Hooker's watercolor of the house and its outbuildings was used as a headpiece on a manuscript description and appraisal of the property, dated January 20, 1818, and signed by Hooker as city surveyor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1818
eMuseum Object ID:
44088
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Old Revenue Office, New York City
Classification:
Date:
1870
Medium:
Brown ink over graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 7 in. ( 21.6 x 17.8 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1965.26c
Marks:
signature and date: lower left, in pencil: "H. Farrer 1870"
signature and date: lower right, in ink: "H. Farrer 1870"
inscription: lower center: "The Old Revenue Office"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "H. Farrer 1870"; at lower center in brown ink: "The Old Revenue Office"; at lower right: "H. Farrer 1870"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44087
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Sketchbook with 37 Folios, with sketches on the front endpapers, and independent sheet inserted
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-71
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (1.9 x 16.2 x 23.5 cm)
Description:
Sketchbook
Object Number:
X.439
Marks:
signature: inside front cover, lower left: "D. Huntington"
dated: "Aug 28 '71" through Oct 6 '71"
Inscriptions:
Endpaper of front cover inscribed at lower left in graphite: "DHuntingon"; multiple inscriptions throughout
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1871
eMuseum Object ID:
44086
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Bust-Length Portrait of an Unidentified Officer
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1815
Medium:
Graphite on paper laid on green paper with 1941.1035
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 8.3 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.1034
Marks:
inscriptions: lower left: "Drawn by / my father. / [in another hand:] above was written / by my mother. The / drawings being by / The Hon. Charles / Hawley Lt. Gov. of Conn. / A. M. de Groot."
Inscriptions:
Green paper inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Drawn by / my father. / above was written / by my mother. The / drawings being by / The Hon. Charles / Hawley Lt. Gov. of Conn. / A.M. de Groot."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
44085
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