Silhouette Album
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1803-1810
Medium:
Album sewn binding: leather, board, marbled paper, gold tooling and coated black paper.
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 9 x 1 3/8 in. ( 13 x 22.9 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Half-bound Album, with sewn binding and decorative papers on boards, containing ninety-one silhouettes, mostly hollow-cut from lightweight cream paper, some are cut-out.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor, 1948
Object Number:
Z.2564a-mmmm
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of album: "PROFILES"
inscribed in ink: inside front cover: "Maria P. Hazard / from her father / 1865"
inscribed in ink: inside front cover: "*dead" (refers to list of figures on first page, also inscribed in ink)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42454
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Robert Augustus Toombs (1810-1885), at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, after the Civil War
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
11 August 1875
Medium:
Graphite on paper, laid on a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 4 in. ( 19.4 x 10.2 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Although the inscription indicates the artist observed Toombs at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, he retired to his home in Washington, Georgia after the end of the Civil War and died there.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1904.14
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right with illegible initials; inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Blatant Robert Toombs / White Sulphur Springs, W Va / 11th August, 1875."; larger sheet inscribed: "Sketched by myself from life, at the Springs where Gen. Toombs was in the / habit of attracting a crowd by abusing the government three or four times a day"
Gallery Label:
From 1845 to 1853 the subject was an active member of Congress from his native state of Georgia, and in the latter year was elected U.S. senator, an office he held until the outbreak of the Civil War. In 1861 he became secretary of state of the Confederacy. He fled to London after the war, but returned to practice law in Georgia. Although he never regained his citizenship he was a strong influence against "carpet-bag" rule in the Reconstruction Era.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
42451
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone (1872-1946); verso: sketch of a man
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1940-45
Medium:
Watercolor, white tempera, gouache, and touches of charcoal on heavy watercolor paper; graphite and watercolor
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. ( 67.3 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.165
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "Enit Kaufman"
Gallery Label:
Stone received his law degree from Columbia and taught there for several years while establishing his practice; from 1910 to 1923 he was dean of the law school. In 1924 President Coolidge appointed him attorney general, and within a year he was named an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Stone held this position until 1941 when President Roosevelt appointed him chief justice. Kaufman painted this portrait of him from life in his office in Washington.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
42441
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sam F. 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 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 12.4 x 9.5 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.2564t
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 19"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "SFR 1806"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 19"; at lower left: "SFR 1806."; embossed at lower center reversed: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
42432
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
J. Bleecker: 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 4 in. ( 12.1 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.2564llll
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "93"
inscribed in pencil: lower left: "J. Bleecker"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "94."; at lower left in graphite: "J. Bleeker"; 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:
42430
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rev. Dr. Strong: 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 11/16 x 4 1/16 in. ( 11.9 x 10.3 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.2564iiii
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "91"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "Dr. Strong Norwich"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "91."; at lower center: "Dr. Strong, Norwich"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of Norwich [Connecticut?].
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42428
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Harvey 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 3/4 x 4 in. ( 12.1 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.2564gggg
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "89"
inscribed in pencil: lower center: "Harvey Montgomery"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "89."; at lower center in graphite: "Harvey Montgomery"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42427
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rev. Dr. Henry Kollock: 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 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.4 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.2564eeee
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "87"
inscribed in pencil: lower right: "Rev Dr. . . [?]"
inscribed in ink: lower right: "Kollock"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "87"; at lower right in graphite and brown ink: "Rev Dr. H. Kollack"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42426
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Mrs. G. A. S...": 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 1/16 in. ( 7.8 cm )
sheet: 4 5/8 x 4 in. ( 11.7 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.2564cccc
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "82"
inscribed in pencil: lower right: "Mrs. G. A. Shuler" ?
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "82"; at lower right in graphite: "Mrs. G. A. S[illegible]"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42425
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Susan Briese Snowden: 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 13/16 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.2 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.2564aaaa
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "80"
inscribed in pencil: upper right: "Sus. Snowden"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "80"; at upper center in graphite: "Susn. Snowden"; embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42424
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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