Daniel Remsen: 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 15/16 in. ( 7.5 cm )
sheet: 4 13/16 x 4 in. ( 12.2 x 10.2 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.2564jjjj
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "92"
inscribed in pencil: lower right: "Danl Remsen NY"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "DR"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "92."; at lower left: "DR"; at lower right in graphite: "Dr. Strong, Norwich"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of New York.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42470
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mary Montgomery: 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: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. ( 12.2 x 9.7 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.2564hhhh
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "90"
inscribed in pencil: lower left: "Mary Montgomery"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "90."; at lower center in graphite: "Mary Montgomery"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42469
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James Campbell: 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 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
sheet: 4 5/8 x 4 in. ( 11.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Bust of boy 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.2564dddd
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "83"
inscribed in pencil: lower right: "James Campbell / [8yr.?] 1806-"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "83"; at lower right in graphite: "James Campbell"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jane Aitken: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1803-1810
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper laid on black prepared paper, with black ink, in an album of 50 folios containing 91 silhouettes, 24 blank folios, and a two page list of sitters
Dimensions:
image height: 3 3/16 in. ( 8.1 cm )
sheet: 3 15/16 in. ( 10 cm )
Description:
Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper; hair and details of costume drawn in ink on edges of silhouette; mounted in album containing a total of ninety-one silhouettes.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564bbbb
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "81"
inscribed in pencil: lower left: "Jane Aitken"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "81"; at lower left in graphite: "Jane Aitken"; embossed at lower center reversed: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42464
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William C. Ralston: 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: 3 3/16 in. ( 8.1 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in right-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.2564j
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 9"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "WCR. 1805. AEt: 20."
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 9"; at lower left: "WCR. 1805 Æt. 20."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
42462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sarah 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: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.4 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.2564h
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 8"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "S. R. 1806."
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 8"; at lower left: "S.R. 1806"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42461
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sarah Russeller: 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 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.4 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.2564f
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No. 6"
dated: lower left: "1806"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 6."; at lower left: "1806"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42460
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Erskine 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 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.2564e
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 5"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "EH. 1806 - AEt. 17."
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No. 5"; at lower left: "EIF: 1806 -- Æt. 17."; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42459
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Samuel 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: 3 11/16 in. ( 9.4 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 9.8 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.2564c
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No. 3"
dated: lower left: "1806"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No. 3"; at lower left: "1806 "
Provenance:
possibly Peale Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ebenezer Hazard: 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 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.1 x 9.8 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.2564b
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No. 2"
dated: lower left: "1804"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 2."; at lower left: "1804 "; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1804
eMuseum Object ID:
42457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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