Britton's Mill, Staten Island, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1877
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 19 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Architecture/landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.373
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm.R. Miller, 1877."
inscription: lower right: "Drawn october 17th"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/Composed Octr, 14th 1877./"A Water Mill on Staten Island."/Brittons Mill/8 x 6--9 x 7"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1877."; inscribed at lower right: "Drawn October 17th" at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems / Composed Octr. 14th 1877. / 'A Water Mill on Staten Island.' / Brittons Mill / 8 x 6 -- 9 x 7." ; a annotation outside image
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American Landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1877
eMuseum Object ID:
15235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Otis Whitcomb (R-20), with a Vignette Scene of Butler's Ford, West Canada Creek, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 15/16 x 15 1/8 in. ( 30.3 x 38.4 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.204
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: Rufus A. Grider
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in black ink: "This horn the OTIS WHITCOMB...Rufus A. Grider", with a brief history of the horn; also inscribed and signed inside vignette image; inscribed at upper right: "JOHNSTOWN. Col. WILLETT the HERO, commanded..."; at left center below vignette: "BUTLER'S FORD. WEST CANADA CR.…"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
15234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington at the George Emlen House, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black crayon, gray wash, white gouache, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 34 x 25.1 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.845
Marks:
inscriptions: bottom: EMLEN-N-SIDE Whitemark Pa- Heights Nov.1777
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in graphite: "EMLEN. N. SIDE Whitemarsh Pa. -- H'dqters. Nov. 1777"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
15233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of a Young Woman
Classification:
Date:
1839
Medium:
Black and red chalk, white gouache, and graphite on brown paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 19 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.362
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "W.R. Miller/1839"
inscription: lower right: "Newcastle"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "W R Miller / 1839"; inscribed at lower right: "Newcastle"
Gallery Label:
The artist studied painting in his native England before coming to the United States in 1844. After 1847 he maintained a studio in New York, where he lived until his death.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1839
eMuseum Object ID:
15232
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Prized Cow "Apricot"
Classification:
Date:
1852
Medium:
Watercolor, white gouache, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 19 3/8 in. ( 33.3 x 49.2 cm )
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.358
Marks:
signature and date: lower right, graphite: "Sketched from Nature / May 21st 1852, by/ W.R. Miller"
inscription: lower left, graphite: "Apricot property of N. Bacon, Esq."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in graphite: "Sketched from Nature / May 21st, 1852 by / W. R. Miller"; at lower left: "Apricot property of N. Bacon Esq / Brooklyn -- Long Island"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
15231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Study of a Pine Tree, Peekskill, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on gray-green paper on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 19.4 x 14 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Landscape detail
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.357
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "W.R. Miller, Peekskill, N.Y., 1850"
inscription: lower right: "cut out"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "W. R. Miller. / Peekskill NY. 1850"; inscribed at lower right: "cut out"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
15230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Title Page for Group of Drawings of the Human Figure ("Academies"?)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840
Medium:
Black chalk on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Figure
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.363
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Drawings/of the/Human Fugure/from Life and the/Antique/by/W.R.Miller-Artist/Newcastle/1840"
inscription: lower left, ink: "No. 1"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at left in brown ink: "Drawings / of the / Human Figure / from Life and the / Antique / By / W. R. Miller -- Artist / Newcastle / 1840"
Gallery Label:
This study was the cover of Miller's drawing book while he was an art student at Newcastle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
15229
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gothic Archway
Classification:
Date:
1844
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, brown ink and wash on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 20 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Architecture detail
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.354
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "W.R. Miller, Jany 20th 1844"
inscription: lower left: "From sketch by J.B. Smith/ 7 Cleveland St. Fit [cut off]"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "W. R. Miller Jany 20th 1844"; inscribed at lower left: "From Sketch by J. B. Smith / 7 Cleveland St Fit[? cut]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
15228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ravensworth Lodge Gate House, Durham
Classification:
Date:
1840
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, black and brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 25.7 x 36.2 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.352
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Ravensworth Lodge/June 17, 1840. July 15, 1840"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Ravensworth Lodge / June 17, 1840. July 15 1840"; inscribed at lower right: "No 36"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
15227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ferry House, Wallkill River, New York
Classification:
Date:
1886
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on green paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 36.2 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1947.102
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1886"
inscription: lower right: "No."
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/"A Ferry House on the Wallkill River"/Composed Octr. 15th 1886/9 1/4 x 7 1/4"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller 1886."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: " No. 1000 Gems. / 'A Ferry House on the Wallkill R.' / Composed Octr. 16th 1886. / 9 1/4 x 7 1/4"; various annotations inside image
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
15225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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