View near Fishkill, New York: Preparatory Study for Plate 17 of "The Hudson River PortFolio"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1820
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, selective glazing, and scratching out with touches of gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 21 1/8 in. ( 35.6 x 53.7 cm )
mat: 21 x 27 3/4 in. ( 53.3 x 70.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number:
1903.14
Provenance:
John Austin Stevens, Brooklyn, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
18554
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
55-59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York
Classification:
Date:
1851
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper mounted to card
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. ( 27 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
Cityscape: This view of 55-59 Maiden Lane, between Nassau and William streets. The names indicated on signboards designate the places of business of John Bucklass, tailor; Simon P. Shaffer, hosier; Gustavus F. Meyer, toys; and Narice Godart "from Paris", a dealer in fancy baskets. These names do not all appear in the 1851 New York directory, and then not at address indicated in illustration.
Object Number:
1910.35
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed on box at lower center in brown watercolor: "J.M.F. / #44"; at lower left: "October 1851"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
18552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scene on Dey Street on the Hudson River, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1810
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black and brown ink, and white gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 3/8 in. ( 15.2 x 23.8 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Cityscape/marine
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1982.5
Marks:
inscriptions: lower left edge: "hudson's River Dey Street Avril 1810"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left outside image in brown ink: "hudson's River Dey Street"; at lower right outside image: "avril 1810"
Provenance:
Sotheby's
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
18551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lexington Meeting House and Buckman's Tavern, Lexington, Massachusetts, in 1775
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, white gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
mat: 14 x 19 in. ( 35.6 x 48.3 cm )
Overall: 7 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. ( 19 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Genre
Credit Line:
Gift of Mercantile Library Association
Object Number:
1950.427
Marks:
inscriptions: lower center: "View of Lexington Meeting house and Buckmans Tavern in 1775"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown ink: "S"; inscribed at lower center: "View of Lexington Meeting-house and Buckmans Tavern in 1775"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18528
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Entrance Gate to the White House Garden, Washington, D.C.
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1818
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 16.5 cm )
mat: 10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. ( 27.3 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Architecture detail
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.237
Marks:
inscription: lower center, ink: "Porte du Jardin du Palais du President du Cote de la Pensylvania [sic] avenue"
date: lower left: "1818"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower in brown ink: "Porte du Jardin du Palais du Président du Côté de la Pensylvania[sic] avenue"; at lower left: "1818"
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1818
eMuseum Object ID:
18498
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The Upper Hall of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1924-25
Medium:
Charcoal with stumping and black and white pastel on blue-gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 12 in. ( 41.3 x 30.5 cm )
mat: 22 x 16 in. ( 55.9 x 40.6 cm )
Object Number:
X.306
Marks:
signature: lower left: "W H Shelton"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in black ink: "W. H. Shelton / ...[cut]"
Gallery Label:
This is part of a series of twenty-one signed and dated drawings of the Morris-Jumel mansion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
18477
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: John Bunker (1812-7), with Carving Unfurled, and a Vignette View of the Powder House, Nantucket, Massachusetts, with a Key to Encoded Carving
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. ( 31.8 x 38.4 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.343
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Aug 5, 1891/ Canajoharie N.Y. Rufus A. Grider
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in black ink: "JOHN BUNKER'S HORN...1891 / Canajoharie N.Y. Rufus A. Grider.", with a brief history of the horn; at middle right: "Key to / CYPHER [alpha-numerical code carved into horn]"; at upper right below vignette: "1775 / The NANTUCKET / POWDER HOUSE."; verso has annotations in graphite that decode cypher
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
18476
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Horse That Shied at the Ladies
Classification:
Date:
c. 1921
Medium:
Black crayon, white gouache, gray wash, graphite, and black ink on brown board
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 18.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.1007
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right: Ogden. Various printing instructions on border
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right inside image in black crayon: "Ogden"; inscribed below in black ink: "Washington on Horseback No 6"; at lower left: "The Horse that Shied at the ladies"; publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1921
eMuseum Object ID:
18465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Residence of John Cox Stevens, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1835
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on two sheets of paper mounted on cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1908.27
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge in brown watercolor: "JOHN C. STEVENS. COLLEGE PLACE, N.Y. A.J. DAVIS. ARCHITECT."; at left border vertically in brown watercolor: "5"; "2"; "12"; "20'; "6"; at right center of border vertically: "22 in. shaft"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
18440
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Greek Revival Double Parlor
Classification:
Date:
c. 1830
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink and wash, and gouache with scratching out over graphite on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 13/16 x 21 1/2 in. (40.2 x 54.6 cm)
Description:
Architecture/interior view
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1908.28
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Parlour of J. C. Stevens house. College Place, Murray St."
Provenance:
Daniel Parish, Jr., New York City
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
18439
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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