Esther Tuttle (1815-?)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1836
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 9 in. ( 29.8 x 22.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1717
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge in black ink: "Esther Tuttle. Painted at the Age of 20. May 1835. PAINTED / Jany 1836"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
34572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Farm Boy Wearing a Straw Hat
Classification:
Date:
1851
Medium:
Graphite and brown wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 6 in. ( 25.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Figure
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan
Object Number:
1956.74
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "F.O.C. Darley -- / July --/51 --"; inscribed at lower right: "F.O.C. Darley -- / July/51"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
34565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
North Shore Bermuda
Classification:
Date:
c. 1845
Medium:
Watercolor over graphite with scratching out on a sketchbook paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1897.8j
Marks:
Inscribed: at lower right: "North Shore Bermuda, May/ 45"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in black watercolor: "North Shore Bermuda May/45"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
34554
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Idlers
Classification:
Date:
c. 1891-1900
Medium:
Graphite on card; black crayon and graphite over reproductive image laid on at center
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. ( 14.3 x 33.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charlene Whiteley Plummer Gellatly
Object Number:
1957.308.48
Marks:
inscriptions: Title and signature below photo.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center in graphite: "IDLERS. / From original painting. / F.S. Church."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
34548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Charles L. Spencer (1833-?)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1845
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, and graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/16 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.1 x 7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Cora McDowell, the sitter's niece
Object Number:
1943.327
Inscriptions:
Label affixed to verso of frame backing inscribed: "Charles Spencer / Born 18[blank]"
Gallery Label:
Charles was the only son of Utley Spencer and his first wife, Laura (Lake) Spencer, of Nunda, New York. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his niece.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
34529
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Allegory of Simplicity
Classification:
Date:
c. 1850-70
Medium:
Graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 20 cm )
Description:
Allegory
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Whitney Hartshorne
Object Number:
1979.44
Marks:
signature: lower right:"Dallas"
inscription: lower center: "Simplicity"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Simplicity --"; at lower center: "Simplicity --"
Gallery Label:
This sketch came to the society mounted in an album of sketches and engravings by Thomas S. Cummings and various other nineteenth-century American artists.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
34526
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Landscape with Waterfalls, Folio 10 in the John Ludlow Morton Album
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1827
Medium:
Conté crayon and graphite on paper, bound into album
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (9.5 x 13 cm)
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Bequest of Emily Ellison Post
Object Number:
1944.375
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right:"T. Cole, 1827"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right outside image in graphite: "T Cole. 1827"
Provenance:
John Ludlow Morton, New York City; Harriet E. Morton Ellison; Emily Ellison Post, Jackson Heights, New York City
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1827
eMuseum Object ID:
34518
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Betsy Tuttle (born c. 1816-7)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1836
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 24.8 x 18.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1716
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge in black ink: "Betsy Tuttle. Painted at the Aged 19. 1836."
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
34500
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Utley Spencer (1806-1878)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1845
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, brown ink, and graphite with glazing on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/16 x 2 3/16 in. ( 8.4 x 5.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Cora McDowell, the sitter's granddaughter
Object Number:
1943.324
Inscriptions:
Label affixed to verso of frame backing inscribed: "Utley Spencer / born 1806"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the son of Stephen Spencer, Sr. (1766-1846), and Cynthia (Utley) Spencer (1763-1834) who settled on a farm in Nunda, New York, in 1818. He became a teacher and worked in a general store; he then became a builder and contractor specializing in railroads. He served as town constable, deputy sheriff, town collector, justice of the peace, and postmaster. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his granddaughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
34497
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Study for a Color Separation for the Jacket of "Kerry Kangaroo"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1957
Medium:
Graphite on trace overlay paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 10 in. ( 34.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Koala riding kangaroo, study for jacket of "Kerry Kangaroo," with annotations in red and blue pencil.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.859
Inscriptions:
Various annotations
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1957
eMuseum Object ID:
34478
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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