Polly Blauvelt Dusenbury (Married Stephen Dusenbury, 1799): Silhouette
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, and gray gouache
Dimensions:
frame: 4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 10.8 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of youthful female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut, probably by hand, from beige paper with black textile backing; in rectangular, early plastic (bois durci?) frame with molded floral decoration.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis L. Noble through her sister, Miss Irene Braman, 1953
Object Number:
Z.2403
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on paper affixed to back: "Polly Dusenbury - / Cousin of my Grandmother / Braman - over 200 / years old. / E. B. B. / 1924"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abraham K. Beekman (1756-1816): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black paper underlay and brown ink
Dimensions:
Framed: 5 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 5/8 in. (13.3 × 11.4 × 1.6 cm)
Image: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with black underlay and hair drawn in sepia on margin of cut-out; in oval window of rectangular frame made of wood faced with molded and gilded sheet brass.
Credit Line:
Beekman Family Association Fund, 1952
Object Number:
Z.2360
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on paper affixed to back: "Abraham [K.] Beekman / . . . / Property [of Mrs.] W. B. Beekman"
Inscriptions:
Fragmentary label on old frame backing inscribed in brown ink: "Abraham Beekman' / [illegible] / Property [of Mrs] W. B. Beekman"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cornelia Johnstone Verplanck: Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1802-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
frame: 6 1/2 x 6 x 1 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm )
image height: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; image hollow-cut from beige paper with black textile backing; mounted under black and gold reverse-painted glass in oval window with sawtooth border; gilded rectangular frame.
Object Number:
Z.2395
Marks:
inscription: on back of frame: "Mrs. Gulian Verplanck"
embossed: below bust: "PEALE'S MUSEUM"
inscription: on paper affixed to back of frame: "Mrs. Gulian Verplanck / (Cornelia Johnstone) / Daughter of / David Johnstone and Magdalena Walton / Married Ma
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "PEALE'S MUSEUM", below a spread eagle; old label on verso of frame backing inscribed in black ink: "Mrs Gulian Verplanck / (Cornelia Johnstone) / Daughter of / David Johnstone and Magdalena Walton / Married March 29th., 1784 / at the house of / col. Gabriel Ludlow. / Hempstead Plains L.I."
Gallery Label:
Cornelia Johnstone was the daughter of David Johnstone and Magdalena (Walton) Johnstone. She married Gulian Verplanck on March 29, 1784, at the house of Colonel Gabriel Ludlow in Hempstead, Long Island.
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
42232
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gulian Verplanck (1751-1799)?: Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
frame: 6 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm )
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; image hollow-cut from beige paper with black textile backing; mounted under black and gold reverse-painted glass in oval window with sawtooth border; gilded rectangular frame.
Object Number:
Z.2382
Marks:
inscription: on back of frame: "Verplanck, Gulian"
embossed: below bust: "PEALE'S MUSEUM"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "PEALE'S MUSEUM" below a spread eagle; verso inscribed in brown ink: "Mr and Mrs Gulian Verplanck / born in New York City 1751 died / 1799. These silhouettes were given / to Gulian Crommelin (?) Verplanck / by Johnson Verplanck whose father / they represent. / To my esteemed friend. / Col. Garretsen(?) Stryker / G. C. Verplanck 1815"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
42231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Adeline Arden Hamilton (1795- c. 1873): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1807
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 14 x 9.2 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of young female subject in right-facing profile; image hollow-cut from beige paper with black textile backing; oval frame of black painted metal.
Object Number:
Z.2388
Marks:
typed/inscribed: on paper affixed to back of frame: "Adeline Arden Hamilton / born 1795, died aged / 78 years. Married / Dr. Alexander Clinton. / Miniature cut about / 1807/ Gift of Mary Clinton / Brown, May 9, 1940"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on typed label affixed to verso of frame: "Adeline Arden Hamilton / born 1795, died aged / 78 years. Married / Dr. Alexander Clinton"; below in black ink: "Miniature cut about / 1807"
Gallery Label:
The subject was about thirteen years of age when this silhouette was made. She later became the wife of Dr. Alexander Clinton.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1807
eMuseum Object ID:
42230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. North as a Child: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1805
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 14 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; image hollow-cut by machine from beige paper with black textile underlay; oval frame of stamped sheet brass on wood.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1942
Object Number:
Z.2402
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "W. KING"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "WKING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
42229
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Macdougall Laurance (1750-1810): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black underlay, and black ink
Dimensions:
frame: 6 x 4 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 12.1 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 2 3/8 in. ( 6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; image hollow-cut by machine from beige paper with black underlay; hair drawn in ink on margin of cut-out; in octagonal window of black reverse-painted glass with gold border; oval wood frame.
Object Number:
Z.2394
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "TODD'S / PATENT"
inscription: on label affixed to back : "John McDougall[sic] Laurance"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "TODD";
Gallery Label:
Born in Cornwall, England, Laurance came to America in 1767 and five years later was admitted to the bar. In 1775 he was commissioned in the First New York Regiment and two years later was appointed judge advocate general on the staff of General George Washington. After the war he served successively as New York state senator, New York's representative to the first U.S. Congress, and from 1796 to 1800 as U.S. senator from New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
42228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black glass and paper underlay, with black ink
Dimensions:
frame: 5 x 5 x 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm )
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with solid black underlay; detailing in black ink on margins of cut-out; circular wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.486
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
42227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Collins: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black glass underlay, with black ink
Dimensions:
frame: 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 13.3 x 10.5 x 1.6 cm )
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with solid black underlay; detailing in black ink on margin of cut-out; oval frame of stamped sheet brass on wood.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.485
Gallery Label:
The subject was the great-grandmother of the subject.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
42226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Catherine Collins: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black glass underlay, with black and brown ink
Dimensions:
frame: 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 in. ( 14.6 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm )
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with solid black underlay; sepia border on margin of cut-out; circular gilded frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.484
Gallery Label:
The subject was the grandmother of the artist.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
42225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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