Mrs. E. A. Morse: 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 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Bust of female 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.2564qqq
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper left: "No 69"
embossed: below bust: "KING"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "No 69"; embossed at lower center: "KING"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of Charlestown [Massachusetts?].
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
42422
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Teackle: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1807
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 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 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.2564ooo
Marks:
inscribed in ink: upper right: "No 67"
inscribed in ink: lower left: "June 1807"
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Silhouette inscribed at upper right in brown ink: "No 67"; at lower left: "June 1807"; embossed at lower center reversed: "Museum"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of Georgetown.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1807
eMuseum Object ID:
42421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Samuel Bettle, Jr.: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1825
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on a page in an album containing 6 silhouettes and 12 blank folios
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing; inscription identifies sitter, mounted in album containing a total of six silhouettes.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563a
Marks:
inscription in ink: below bust: "Samuel Bettle, Junr. / 17 December 1825."
inscription in pencil: lower right: ""museum" / see duplicate"
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower center below silhouette in brown ink: "Samuel Bettle Junr. / 17 December 1825."; at lower right in graphite: "'Museum' / see duplicate"
Provenance:
possibly Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
42420
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Joseph R. Tatum: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1823
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on a page in an album containing 6 silhouettes and 12 blank folios
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing; mounted in album containing a total of six silhouettes.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563e
Marks:
inscription in ink: below bust: "Joseph R. Tatum. / 1823."
inscription in pencil: lower right: ""Peale's Museum" / with spread eagle"
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower center below silhouette in brown ink: "Joseph R. Tatum. / 1823."; embossed at lower center: "PEALE'S MUSEUM" above a spread eagle; at lower right in graphite: "'Peale's Museum' / with spread Eagle."
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
42419
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
G. H. Coggeshall: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1822
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on a page in an album containing 6 silhouettes and 12 blank folios
Dimensions:
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing; mounted in album containing a total of six silhouettes.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563b
Marks:
inscription in ink: below bust: "G. H. Coggeshall. / May 1822."
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower center below silhouette in brown ink: "G. H. Coggeshall. / May 1822."
Provenance:
possibly Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
42416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thomas S. Newlin: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1822
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on a page in an album containing 6 silhouettes and 12 blank folios
Dimensions:
image height: 2 15/16 in. ( 7.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing; mounted in album containing a total of six silhouettes.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563f
Marks:
inscription in ink: below bust: "Thomas S. Newlin. / March 1822."
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower center below silhouette in brown ink: "Thomas S. Newlin. / March 1822."
Provenance:
possibly Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
42415
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
E. Townsend: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1825
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on a page in an album containing 6 silhouettes and 12 blank folios
Dimensions:
image height: 2 15/16 in. ( 7.5 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing; mounted in album containing a total of six silhouettes.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563d
Marks:
inscription in ink: below bust: "E. Townsend. / May 1825."
inscription in pencil: lower right: "Stamped - / "Museum""
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower center below silhouette in brown ink: "E. Townsend. / May 1825."; embossed at lower center: "MUSEUM"; at lower right in graphite: "Stamped / 'Museum'"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
42414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Edward Bettle: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1823
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on a page in an album containing 6 silhouettes and 12 blank folios
Dimensions:
image height: 3 1/8 in. ( 7.9 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing; mounted in album containing a total of six silhouettes.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563c
Marks:
inscription in ink: below bust: "Edward Bettle. / 25 March 1823."
inscription in pencil: lower right: "stamped "Museum" / with spread / eagle [BJG]"
Inscriptions:
Album page inscribed at lower center below silhouette in brown ink: "Edward Bettle. / 25 March 1823."; at lower right in graphite: "stamped / 'museum' / with spread / eagle [BJ(?)]"
Provenance:
possibly Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
42413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Album containing six silhouettes
Classification:
Date:
1822-1825
Medium:
Thin cream wove paper; black textile; cream wove paper, pen and ink in a sewn binding, decorative paper covers,
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 6 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 18.1 x 15.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Album containing six silhouettes, each the bust of a male subject hollow-cut from cream paper with black textile backing.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund, 1943
Object Number:
Z.2563a-f
Marks:
graphite inscription: inside front cover: "Mar. 16. 1943/Wilbur Fund"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
42412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
How Belt Tightening Cripples New York
Classification:
Date:
1976
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper laid on paper with four plastic labels pasted on
Description:
Cartoon was published in the Public Employee Press
Credit Line:
Gift of Mark Gotbaum
Object Number:
2001.40
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "M.G."; on three labels at upper left printed in black: "How / 'Belt Tightening' / Cripples New York / --Pages 5-7"; on label at at middle right: "Unions Fight / Demand for / New Layoffs, / While / Ford Diddles"; various publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1976
eMuseum Object ID:
42406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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