Scenes from the American Revolution: Smallwood's Maryland Regiment at the Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1914
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on thin ivory card
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 15 in. ( 55.9 x 38.1 cm )
mat: 34 x 26 in. ( 86.4 x 66 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1923.112
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Chas. M. Lefferts/1914"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in red gouache: "Chas. M. Lefferts / 1914"; verso inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Smallwood's Maryland Battalion / at the Battle of Long Island Aug. 27 1776."
Gallery Label:
This watercolor shows Smallwood's Maryland regiment in action at the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776, when the regiment covered the retreat of the defeated Continental Army across the Gowanus marshes to the temporary safety of the American lines near the village of Brooklyn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1914
eMuseum Object ID:
16141
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Lieutenant, Rhode Island Train of Artillery
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1922.147
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed at lower center: "Parade Dress"; along upper edge: "Rhode Island Train of Artillery (Capt. John Crane) 1775. A Lieutenant"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1922
eMuseum Object ID:
16140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: John Gilbert (R-107), Two Sides Depicted, with Vignettes of a Portrait of Lord Howe and a Scene of British Forcing Tea on Colonists, after a 1776 print
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1894
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/16 x 15 1/16 in. ( 29.1 x 38.3 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.286
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower left: Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. March. 1894
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left below horn in brown ink: "Rufus A. Grider Canajoharie N.Y. Mar. 1894."; inscribed at lower right: "The JOHN GILBERT", followed by a brief history of the horn and its owners; at upper right below vignette: "LORD Wm. HOWE..."; at center below vignette: "From 'TEA LEAVES OF 1776'. / This Characature[sic] represents LORD NORTH / forcing TEA on Miss AMERICA..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
16139
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Joseth Chaffin (R-106), with the Crest of the Acton, Massachusetts Historical Society and Silver Eagle Breast Pin
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Date:
1894
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, graphite, collage, blue metallic pigment, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 15 in. ( 30.2 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.285
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: RA Grider/ 1894
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in gray ink: "RA. Grider / 1894."; inscribed at upper right: "The JOSETH CHAFFIN", followed by an extensive history of the horn; at upper left below printed crest affixed to sheet: "JAS. HAYWARD of Acton..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
16138
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington's Headquarters, Wallace House, Somerville, New Jersey, 1779
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 11 in. ( 21 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.856
Marks:
inscriptions: Top: Middlebrook
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "Middlebrook"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
16137
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Corporal, Grenadier Company, Gâtinais Regiment, French Army
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. ( 48.9 x 35.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1921.116
Marks:
signature: lower right:"Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed at lower left: "Parade Dress 1780."; along upper edge: "Corporal of Grenadier Co. Regt. Gâtinais #18 of the Line. French Army 1780-82"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1921
eMuseum Object ID:
16135
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Privates, Royal North British Fusileers, 21st Regiment of Foot, Winter Dress in Canada
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1921.112
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed along upper edge: "21st Foot (Royal North British Fusileers) 1776-77 Winter Dress in Canada. Privates"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1921
eMuseum Object ID:
16133
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Sir William Howe in Full Dress Uniform
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
mat: 19 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( 48.6 x 35.9 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1921.108
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed along upper edge: "Sir Wm. Howe C. in C. British Army 1776-78. in America. Full dress dismounted"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1921
eMuseum Object ID:
16131
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Sergeant, 4th Company 1st Pennsylvania Battalion, 1775
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. ( 48.9 x 35.9 cm )
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1921.105
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed at lower left: "A Sergeant of the 4th Co. -- (Capt Josiah Harmer's.)"; along upper edge: "1st Pennsylvania Batt.1775-1776. Col. John P. De Haas"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1921
eMuseum Object ID:
16129
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Gunner, New York Artillery Company
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. ( 48.9 x 35.9 cm )
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1921.103
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed along upper edge: "New York Artillery Company. Captain John Lamb. 1775"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1921
eMuseum Object ID:
16128
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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