Mathew G. Ralston: 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 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 in. ( 11.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-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.2564m
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 12"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "M.C.R. Oct. 1806."
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 12."; at lower left: "M.C.R. Oct.1806."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Maria Ralston: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1804
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 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper with canted corners; mounted in album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564k
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 10"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "M. R. 1804 A. . . [scratched out/illegible]"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 10"; at lower left: "M.R. 1804 Æt. 16. 6.m."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1804
eMuseum Object ID:
42547
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sarah Ann Lake Spencer (1818-?)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1845
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, brown ink, and graphite with glazing on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. ( 8.7 x 7.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Cora McDowell, the sitter's granddaughter
Object Number:
1943.325
Inscriptions:
Label affixed to verso of frame backing inscribed: "Sara[cut] / wife of [cut]"
Gallery Label:
Sarah Ann Lake was the daughter of Phineas Lake (d. 1853) and Martha (Tuttle) Lake (d. 1824). She was the younger sister of Utley Spencer's first wife, Laura Lake. In 1845, the year after this sister's death, Sarah Ann Lake was married to Spencer. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her grandniece.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
42511
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abigail Hazard: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1803-1810
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 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
sheet: 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.1 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Bust of female subject in left-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.2564a
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 1."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1803-1810
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper affixed into 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 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of lightweight cream paper; inserted in binding of album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564i
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42509
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Robert Ralston: 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 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
sheet: 4 13/16 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.2 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut silhouette with graphite drawing, 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.2564g
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 7"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "R. R. Nov. 1806"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 7"; at lower left: "R.R. Nov. 1806"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42507
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Elizabeth B. Hazard: 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 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
sheet: 4 13/16 x 4 in. ( 12.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Bust of female subject in left-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.2564d
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No. 4"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "EBH: 1806 AEt [20?]"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 4"; at lower left: "EBH: 1806 Æ t. 20"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Martha G. Janeway: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1804
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with blue paper underlay, laid on a folio in an album of 50 folios containing 91 silhouettes, 24 blank folios, and a two page list of sitters
Dimensions:
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ( 11.4 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Bust of female subject in left-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.2564y
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 25"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "MGJ: 1804."
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 25"; at lower left: "M. G. J. 1804."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1804
eMuseum Object ID:
42504
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
J. Beekman: 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 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 4 in. ( 12.4 x 10.2 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.2564w
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 23"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "J. B. 1806."
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 23"; at lower left: "J. B. 1806."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42503
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Catherine Beekman: 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 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
sheet: 4 13/16 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.2 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Bust of girl in left-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.2564v
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 22"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "C. B. 1806"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 22"; at lower left: "C. B. 1806."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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