Mrs. Jean Reid
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1915
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. ( 23.2 x 19.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Object Number:
1946.114
Marks:
signature: lower right: "M. Weidenman"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
42288
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ada C. Rehan (1859-1916) in her Role in "The Inconstant, or the Way to Win Him" by George Farquhar
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 20 3/8 in. ( 34.6 x 51.8 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Bequest of Emma Toedteberg
Object Number:
1936.810
Marks:
signature: lower left, oil: "Shettle, N.Y."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown oil: "Shettle. / N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The subject, a native of Limerick, Ireland, grew up in Brooklyn, and made her stage debut in Newark, New Jersey, at the age of fourteen. She went on to perform with Edwin Booth and other distinguished actors in a variety of Shakespearean roles. In 1879 she joined the company of Augustin Daly and remained with him for twenty years, excelling in comedy roles. In this portrait she is depicted in the role she played in George Farquhar's comedy, "The Inconstant, or the Way to Win Him."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
42286
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sarah Kollock[?]: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper stitched to a black paper underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 3 1/8 in. ( 7.9 cm )
sheet: 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 13.3 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper stitched to rectangular black paper backing.
Object Number:
Z.2493
Marks:
inscription: below bust: "Sarah Kollock[Pollock?]"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in black ink: "Sarah K[P?]ollock"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Philip Engels, Burgermeister of Siegen (1715-1785): Silhouette
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Black ink on oval beige paper laid on paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
sheet: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile, in ink on oval piece of beige paper mounted on rectangular cream sheet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry F. von Drehle, 1947
Object Number:
Z.2496
Marks:
inscription: on back: "John Philip Engels / Burgermeister in Siegen / born July 13 - 1715 / died Aug 14 - 1785 / married Anna Elizabeth / Spies / (great great grandfather of the donor) / Their daughter Louisa / married Charles Loss"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed in purple ink: "John Philip Engels / Burgermeister in Siegen / born July 13 -- 1715 / died Aug 14 -- 1785 / married Anna Elizabeth Spies..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1785
eMuseum Object ID:
42282
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
U.S. Frigate "Chesapeake": Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1934
Medium:
Black ink and wash, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. ( 19 x 25.1 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Profile view of three-masted frigate in black ink on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ernest J. Wessen, 1950
Object Number:
Z.2494
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "C. G. DAVIS / 1934"
inscription: on back: "U. S. Frigate Chesapeake - Drawing by C. G. Davis"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed and signed at lower right in black ink: "C.G. Davis / 1934"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1934
eMuseum Object ID:
42280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 4 in. ( 12.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject, hollow-cut by machine from rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Object Number:
Z.2487
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
42278
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Boy: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 5/16 in. ( 5.9 cm )
sheet: 5 1/8 x 4 in. ( 13 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of young boy hollow-cut by machine from paper; unattached modern, black paper backing.
Object Number:
Z.2486
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
42275
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out stitched to a black paper underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 5 1/16 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.9 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; image cut from lightweight cream paper stitched to rectangular black paper backing.
Object Number:
Z.2490
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42274
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Woman, Boy, and Girl: Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, with graphite, black wash, and white gouache, laid on thin board
Dimensions:
cardboard: 11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 30.2 x 21 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Three full-length figures--a boy, a woman, and a girl--all in right-facing profile; a single black cut-out figures with detailing of hair and costumes in white; mounted on rectangular piece of cardboard with ink wash to indicate ground plane.
Object Number:
Z.2470
Marks:
inscription in pencil: on back: "Mrs. Schley - / The Lenox / Apt 77 / 1-"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at center in graphite"Mrs. Schley - / The Lenox / Apt 77 / 1-"; index card found with object: "Silhouette of a mother, with small boy and small girl on either side. Identified on back as: K.W.M's Grandmother Washington, Uncle Lewellyn Washington, & Aunt Florence Washington (Schley). . . . Gift Dec. 1969"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
42273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Norreys Jephson O'Conor (1885-1958)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1888
Medium:
Pastel over photograph
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. ( 66.7 x 54.6 cm )
mat: 37 1/2 x 32 1/4 x 2 in. ( 95.2 x 81.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Norreys Jephson O'Conor
Object Number:
1948.175
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Martinez Art"
inscription: lower left: "Alman phot."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in gray pastel: "Martinez Art."; at lower right: "Alman phot."
Gallery Label:
The subject, the son of John Christopher O'Conor and Maria Jephson (Post) O'Conor, was born in New York where his father was a successful lawyer. This portrait represents him at the age of about three.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
42268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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