Mlle. Myraguet: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1859
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 9 1/4 in. ( 23.5 cm )
sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. ( 27.3 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Object Number:
Z.2622
Marks:
inscribed in pencil: lower right: "Mlle. Myraguet"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Mlle. Myraguet"
Gallery Label:
This silhouette belongs to a group of forty-five silhouettes of faculty and students of Miss Haines's School that were taken on November 12, 1859.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
42773
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miss Homer: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1859
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 9 in. ( 22.9 cm )
sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. ( 27.3 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Object Number:
Z.2612
Marks:
inscribed in ink: lower center: "Homer"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Homer"
Gallery Label:
This silhouette belongs to a group of forty-five silhouettes of faculty and students of Miss Haines's School that were taken on November 12, 1859.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
42772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Anna Cogart: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1859
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 9 1/16 in. ( 23 cm )
sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. ( 27.3 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Object Number:
Z.2610
Marks:
inscibed in ink: lower right: "Anna Cogart"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Anna Cogart"
Gallery Label:
This silhouette belongs to a group of forty-five silhouettes of faculty and students of Miss Haines's School that were taken on November 12, 1859.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
42771
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miss de Janon: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1859
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 9 1/8 in. ( 23.2 cm )
sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. ( 27.6 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Object Number:
Z.2609
Marks:
inscribed in ink: lower right: "Miss de Janon"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "Miss de Janon"
Gallery Label:
This silhouette belongs to a group of forty-five silhouettes of faculty and students of Miss Haines's School that were taken on November 12, 1859.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
42770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Albert Smith, M.D.
Classification:
Date:
c. 1880
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/4 x 21 in. ( 65.4 x 53.3 cm )
mat: 39 3/16 x 34 1/2 x 4 in. ( 99.5 x 87.6 x 10.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Robert Jaffray
Object Number:
1951.20
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black pastel: "Martinez del."
Gallery Label:
The subject was the son of Matson Smith and Sarah Ann (Mather) Smith of New Rochelle, New York. He received his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1820. His grandson Robert Jaffray (1854-1926) was the husband of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
42760
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Anthony Bleecker: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1805
Medium:
Hollow-cut paper laid on black prepared paper, in an album of 50 folios containing 91 silhouettes, 24 blank folios, and a two page list of sitters
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper with canted corners; hair drawn in ink on margin of cut-out; mounted in album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564aaa
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 56"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "AB 1805"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 56"; at lower left: "A.B. 1805"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of New York.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
42757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mary Bleecker: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1805
Medium:
Hollow-cut paper laid on black prepared paper, in an album of 50 folios containing 91 silhouettes, 24 blank folios, and a two page list of sitters
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 13/16 in. ( 11.4 x 9.7 cm )
Description:
Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper with canted corners; hair drawn in ink on margin of cut-out; mounted in album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564zz
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 55"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "M.B. 1805."
inscribed in pencil: lower center: "Mary"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 55"; at lower left: "M.B. 1805."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of New York.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
42756
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William D. Sharrey (?): Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1805
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper laid on black prepared paper, in an album of 50 folios containing 91 silhouettes, 24 blank folios, and a two page list of sitters
Dimensions:
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.4 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper; mounted in album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564xx
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 53"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "W.D.S. 1805."
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 53"; at lower left: "W. D. S. 1805."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of St. Kitts, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
42755
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Andrew E. Belknap: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1806
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper laid on black prepared paper, in an album of 50 folios containing 91 silhouettes, 24 blank folios, and a two page list of sitters
Dimensions:
image height: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.8 cm )
sheet: 4 x 3 in. ( 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper; mounted in album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564vv
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 51"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "A.E.B. 1806"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 51"; at lower left: "A. E. B. 1806"; embossed at lower center reversed: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of Boston.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dr. John Cheesman and Family with Guests: Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-outs, laid on beige paper with graphite, brown ink and wash, and white gouache, laid on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/4 x 37 in. (51.4 x 94 cm)
frame: 28 1/4 x 45 1/8 x 2 in. ( 71.8 x 114.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Seventeen full-length male and female figures cut from black paper, some seated and some with musical instruments; silhouettes mounted on beige paper support with depiction of luxurious domestic interior with curtained entrance at the left and two sofas and marble fireplace against plain walls in the background painted in wash; rectangular wood frame.
Object Number:
Z.2567
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "Aug.st. Edouart, fecit 1840. / 411 Broadway New York"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
42742
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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