Ann Van Nest (b. 1810): Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1833
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on card
Dimensions:
frame: 16 1/4 x 11 x 3/4 in. ( 41.3 x 27.9 x 1.9 cm )
image height: 9 3/4 in. ( 24.8 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure with head in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on cream paper with cream mat in rectangular, black-painted wood frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Bussing, 1935
Object Number:
Z.2502
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on back:
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at center in black ink: "Miss Ann Van Nest / (Daughter of Abraham Van Nest) / Aged 20 years / 1830 / Married / John Schermerhorn Bussing / 1833"
Gallery Label:
Ann Van Nest was the daughter of Abraham Van Nest. She married John Schermerhorn Bussing in 1833.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
41771
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mr. Jackson: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out with gray wash, gold metallic pigment, and gouache, laid on card
Dimensions:
frame: 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 x 1 in. ( 39.4 x 27.6 x 2.5 cm )
image height: 9 3/8 in. ( 23.8 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length male figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out with hair and costume highlighted in gold; mounted on cream card with cream mat
Object Number:
Z.2500
Marks:
frame inscription: "Olds Coll (2) 11 69" in graphite
on verso, graphite: "Mr. Jackson"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Mr Jackson"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
41770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1850
Medium:
Black gouache and gold metallic pigment on heavy card
Dimensions:
frame: 8 3/8 x 7 x 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm )
image height: 3 7/8 in. ( 9.8 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Half-length female subject in left-facing profile; hair and costume painted in gold; rectangular wood frame.
Object Number:
Z.2497
Marks:
inscribed: below bust: "JENNY LIND : / NEW YORK"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink wash: "JENNY LIND: / NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
41767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Theodore Johnson and His Daughter Louisa: Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840
Medium:
Black prepared blue paper cut-out, mounted on card with irregular window cut out to reveal inscription on verso
Dimensions:
frame: 10 1/2 x 8 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. ( 26.7 x 20.6 x 23.3 cm )
image height: 8 1/4 in. ( 21 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length male figure in right-facing profile opposite full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-outs mounted on cream paper; rectangular, black-painted wood frame.
Object Number:
Z.2400
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on back of paper: "Theo. T. Johnson / Febry. 24, 1840" and "Mary Louisa Johnson / Feby 24th 1840"
Inscriptions:
Blue paper of silhouette verso read through two windows of card inscribed in brown ink: "Theod. S. Johnson / Febry. 24. 1840."; "Mary Louisa Johnson / Feby 24th 1840"
Gallery Label:
The subjects are listed as follows in the "Complete List of 3,800 Silhouette Portraits of American Citizens Taken Between 1839-1849 by August Edouart . . .": "Johnson, Theo. T. (New York, Feb. 24, 1840)" and "Johnson, Miss Louisa, sister of Mrs. Colt (New York, Feb. 24, 1840)." See Andrew Oliver, "Auguste Edouart's Silhouettes of Eminent Americans, 1839-1844" (1977), p. 529.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
41766
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1824
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, mounted on card
Dimensions:
card: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
image height: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; cut by hand from coated black paper and mounted on thick, beige paper.
Object Number:
Z.2377
Marks:
stamped: on back: "Cut with Scissors / BY / MASTER HUBARD / WITHOUT / Drawing or Machine"
Inscriptions:
Verso stamped: "Cut with Scissors / BY / MASTER HUBARD / WITHOUT / Drawing or Machine."
Gallery Label:
The Society of American Foresters, a national scientific and educational organization, was founded in 1900.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
41763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1813-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper
Dimensions:
card: 5 1/4 x 4 in. ( 13.3 x 10.2 cm )
image height: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine from cream paper. Details of hair incised by machine; blind embossed stamp: "EVERET HOWARD"
Object Number:
Z.2345
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "EVERET HOWARD"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "EVERET HOWARD"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
41761
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1850
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, with gouache and gold metallic pigment laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
sheet: 3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 9.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out with details of hair and costume in gold and white, mounted on rectangular piece of cream paper with handwritten inscription on front.
Object Number:
Z.2348
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in brown ink: "Cut with the Mouth by M.A. Honeywell --"
Gallery Label:
Born without arms, the woman who cut this silhouette held the scissors in her teeth while the paper was supported on a table. For a while, she demonstrated her unusual skill at Barnum's Museum in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
41759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1828
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, with gold metallic pigment and graphite, laid on card
Dimensions:
card: 4 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.7 x 8.3 cm )
image height: 3 1/8 in. ( 7.9 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile, cut by hand from black paper, with details of hair, costume, ear, and eyeglasses in gold-colored ink/watercolor; affixed to rectangular cream card.
Object Number:
Z.2349
Marks:
stamped: on back: "Gallery of Cuttings. / Cut by MASTER HANKES / With Scissors"
Inscriptions:
Verso stamped in black ink: "Gallery of Cuttings. / cut by / MASTER HANKES / With Scissors."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
41753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Black ink on embossed beige paper
Dimensions:
image: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 11.4 cm )
sheet: 8 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 20.6 x 18.1 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Stencilled bust of male subject in left-facing profile; rectangular embossed frame, with portrait in black ink inside oval window, surrounded by ribbon and floral decoration.
Object Number:
Z.2350
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
41752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jane Eliza Dewel: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1841
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, mounted on card with irregular window cut out to reveal inscription on verso
Dimensions:
frame: 12 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 32.4 x 14.6 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 7 5/8 in. ( 19.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on cream paper; on verso of cream card, window cut out to reveal inscription on verso of black cut-out; rectangular black-painted wood frame.
Object Number:
Z.2398
Marks:
inscribed in ink: below figure: "Miss Jane Eliza Dewel / Saratoga Sp's 26th July 1841."
inscribed in ink: on back of paper: "Jane Eliza Dewel / Saratoga 26th July 1841."
Inscriptions:
Label pasted below image inscribed in blue ink: "Miss Jane Eliza Dewel / Saratoga Sps. 26th July 1841."; ivory paper of silhouette verso read through window of card inscribed in blue ink: "Jane Eliza Dewel / Saratoga 26th July 1841"
Gallery Label:
The subject's name appears in the "Complete List of 3,800 Silhouette Portraits of American Citizens Taken Between 1839-1849 by August Edouart . . . ." See Andrew Oliver, "Auguste Edouart's Silhouettes of Eminent Americans, 1839-1844" (1977), p. 520.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1841
eMuseum Object ID:
41728
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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