Ships in a Stormy Sea
Classification:
Date:
1830-1895
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan
Object Number:
1956.244
Marks:
signature: lower left: "G. Perkins"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "GPerkins"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
38733
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The Flatiron Building: Fifth Avenue and Madison Square, New York City
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1907
Medium:
Black ink, black crayon, and gouache on paper, mounted on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm)
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Victor Semon Perard
Object Number:
1947.72
Marks:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Victor Perard"; verso inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Flat Iron Bldg, 1907"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Victor Perard"; verso inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Flat Iron Bldg, 1907"
Gallery Label:
The Flatiron Building is in the background.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
38732
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Vechte-Cortelyou House, Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York; verso: sketches of foliage and buildings
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
before 1856
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 15.6 x 24.8 cm )
mat: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1899.5
Marks:
inscription: lower:"Original drawing of the Cortelyou House by Fanny Palmer Dec 9/99 25.00"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "original drawing of the Cortelyou House by Fanny Palmer Dec 9/99 25.00"; various annotations for lithographer
Gallery Label:
Erected in 1699 near what is now Fifth Avenue and Third Street, Brooklyn, this structure was long known as "The Old Stone House at Gowanus." Heavy fighting took place in the nearby fields and around the huse during the Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776. It stood in a ruined state until the later years of the nineteenth century, when the remains were buried beneath landfill. In the 1930s a reproduction of the building, using stones from the original building, was erected in a nearby park.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
38731
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Study of Old House on the Hillside
Classification:
Medium:
Graphite and white chalk in gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. ( 27.3 x 37.5 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.153b
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center outside image in graphite: "14 x 9"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
38722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sunset on the Thames, England
Classification:
Date:
1892
Medium:
Black ink and wash and white gouache over graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 36.2 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.151
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller Del./Augt 24th 1892"
inscription: lower right: "No [blank] Marine Series/744 Broadway, N.Y."
inscription: upper: "No [blank] Marine Series/(20 x 10)/"A Sunset on the Thames, England"/(A Margate Hoy)/Compos
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. Del. / Augt. 24th 1892"; inscribed at lower right inside image: "No Marine Series. / 744 Broadway / N. Y"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No Marine Series. / 'A Sunset on the Thames England..' / (a Margate Hoy) / Composed Augt 24th 1892. / 10 x 8"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
38721
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Wreck
Classification:
Date:
1876
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 19 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Seascape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.145
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1876"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"The Wreck"/Composed May 17th 1876/7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 25 x 15"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink; "Wm. R. Miller. 1876. / NY."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'The Wreck' / Composed May 17th 1876. / 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 25 x 15."
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
38715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spanish Coast Scene
Classification:
Date:
1876
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 19 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Seascape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.144
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller, 1876"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"A Spanish Coast Scene"/Composed April 25th 1876/7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Paint 25 x 15"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink; "Wm. R. Miller. 1876."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'A Spanish Coast Scene' / Composed April 25th 1876. / 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Paint 25 x 15."
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
38714
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Locomotive "DeWitt Clinton" Engine at the Bloodgood Farm, New York in 1832
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and watercolor on paper, whose verso is printed with a patent license application
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. ( 28.3 x 45.4 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Estate of Hilda R. Williamson
Object Number:
1975.4
Marks:
signature and date: lower left
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at end of copious inscription at lower right in black ink: "This picter drawn at San Francisco California June 1884 by David Matthew eng."
Gallery Label:
This is the Bloodgood farm on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, two miles from the New York State capitol at Albany, where the locomotive De Witt Clinton was put on the rails in 1831 for her run between Albany and Schenectady.
Provenance:
Collection of Fred E. Williamson, President of New York Central Railroad, 1931-44
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
38701
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West Point Foundry Shops, New York City (1830s)
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and watercolor on paper, whose verso is printed with a patent license application
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( 31.1 x 46.4 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Estate of Hilda R. Williamson
Object Number:
1975.2
Marks:
signature and date: lower right
inscription: upper: "Where Locomotive first appeared on American Continent"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at end of copious inscription at lower right in black ink: "David Matthew. / May 27th 1884 San Francisco, Cal."
Gallery Label:
The unique pictorial plan represents the West Point Foundry shops at Beach and West Street, New York City, where many early nineteenth-century American locomotives were built in the 1830s, includng the De Witt Clinton which made its first run in upstate New York. David Matthew served his apprenticeship and was employed here in the late 1820s and early 1830s. It was in the collection of the donor's late husband who served as president of the New York Central Railroad from 1931 to 1944.
Provenance:
Collection of Fred E. Williamson, President of New York Central Railroad, 1931-44
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
38698
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Locomotive "Robert Fulton" (1831-33)
Classification:
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and watercolor on paper, whose verso is printed with a patent license application
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 21 5/8 in. ( 32.4 x 54.9 cm )
mat: 21 7/8 x 28 1/8 in. ( 55.6 x 71.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Estate of Hilda R. Williamson
Object Number:
1975.1
Marks:
signature and date: lower right
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed within copious inscription in black ink: "Drawn at San Francisco, California, July 1884. / by David Matthew"
Gallery Label:
The locomotive Robert Fulton was an english import built by Robert Stephenson and shipped to the United States in 1831 for service on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad in upstate New York. It was put into service on the track about one mile from Schenectady in September 1841. After the locommotive was found to be unsatisfactory for light American tracks, it was rebuilt in the winter of 1832-33 and renamed the John Bull.
Provenance:
Collection of Fred E. Williamson, President of New York Central Railroad, 1931-44
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
38697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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