Moonrise on the Morris Canal, Little Falls, New Jersey
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1881
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 9 3/4 in. ( 35.6 x 24.8 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1947.100
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1881."
inscription: lower right: No. [blank] 1000 Gems/(New Manner)/"Canal Scene, Rosendale, N.Y."/Composed Novr. 4th 1881/10x 7 1/2"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller 1881."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: " (no. Moonlights) / No. 1000 Gems. / (Little Falls / 'Moonrise on the Morris Canal, NJ' / Composed Nov. 5th 1881. / 10 x 7 1/2"; various annotations inside image and a "Smiley face" on the verso
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1881
eMuseum Object ID:
15224
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Coast of Cornwall, England
Classification:
Date:
1874
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. ( 25.1 x 18.7 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Seascape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.143
Marks:
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/(Coast of Cornwall)/The morning after the Wreck/5 x 4 Paint 20 x 16/Composed Augt 23d 1874"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left outside image in black ink: "No."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink and/over graphite: "No. 1000 Gems / (Coast of Cornwall) / The morning after the Wreck. / 5 x 4 Paint 20 x 16. / Composed Augt 23d 1874."
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
15223
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View of William Street from Frankfort Street, New York City, in 1859
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1859
Medium:
Black ink and wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. ( 21 x 36.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Object Number:
X.289
Marks:
inscriptions: On mat: view of William St. from Frankfort / 1859
Inscriptions:
Old mat reputedly inscribed: "View of William St, from Frankfort / 1859."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
15222
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
On Rondout Creek, New York
Classification:
Date:
1865
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 16 7/8 in. ( 30.5 x 42.9 cm )
mat: 15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. ( 40.3 x 58.1 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1947.97
Marks:
signature and date: lower left, graphite: "On Roundout Creek/Creek Locks/June & July 1865/Wm. R. Miller Del."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in graphite: "On Rondout Creek. / Creek Locks / June & July 1865 / Wm. R. Miller. Del."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
15221
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of Mount Morris from Harlem Creek, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1855
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, and brown ink on beige heavy paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 27 7/8 in. ( 36.8 x 70.8 cm )
mat: 22 x 35 x 1 1/2 in. ( 55.9 x 88.9 x 3.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1947.95
Marks:
signature: lower right: "W.R. Miller/del./Morrisania"
inscription: lower left: "Mount Morris from/Harlem Creek, Octr 25, 1855"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "W. R. Miller Del. / Morrisana / [illegible]"; at lower left: "Mount Morris from the / Haarlem Creek Octr. 1855."; verso inscribed along upper edge: "'The Old Cromwell Farm House Harlem Creek' -- / As noted on another painting"
Gallery Label:
This view looks southward from the head of Cromwell's Creek across the Harlem River to Mount Morris on Manhattan Island in the distance. Cromwell's Creek and the adjacent marshes have been completely obliterated and the ground is now covered by Macomb's Dam Park (John Mullaly Park), north of Yankee Stadium. The Cromwell Farmhouse is seen at the left.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
15219
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Joseph Butler (FW-78), with a Vignette View of the Lighthouse and Ruins of the Crown Point Fort on Lake Champlain, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1886-1887
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, and graphite on thin card
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 13 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.72
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed center: TA Grider March 26th, 1887 by Rufus A. Grider
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at center below powder horn in blue ink: "RA Grider March 26th 1886 / Canajoharie N.Y."; inscribed and signed at lower center under vignette: "Sketched July 9, 1887 by Rufus A Grider..."; inscribed at lower right: "The JOSEPH BUTLER...", followed by a brief history of the horn and region of New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
15218
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nathaniel Prime Mansion, Hell Gate near Yorkville, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1854
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. ( 35.2 x 50.2 cm )
mat: 21 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. ( 55.6 x 70.8 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1943.488
Marks:
signature: lower right: "W.R.Miller /Del."
inscription: lower left: "The Old Prime Residence, Hurlgate [sic] facing the River/Yorkville, N.Y., 89th St. done fall of 1854, November 18th"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown ink: "W. R. Miller / Del. --"; at lower left: The Old Prime Residence, Hurlgate[sic] facing the River / Yorkville, NY. 89th St. done fall of 1854. November 18th --"
Gallery Label:
This was one of a cluster of early nineteenth-century country homes of wealthy New Yorkers situated on the Manhattan Island shore of the East River in the vicinity of Hell Gate, where the waters of the East and Harlem rivers joined. This was the residence of Nathaniel I. Prime (1768-1840), a New York broker and banker, who purchased the property in 1807. The building stood on the block between First and York avenues and 89th and 90th streets.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
15217
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Foley Square, New York City
Classification:
Date:
1936
Medium:
Black ink over graphite with scratching out on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 14 in. ( 47 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Object Number:
1953.804
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "Vernon Howe Bailey / 1936."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Vernon Howe Bailey / 1936"; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "no 3[encircled]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
15216
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sketching Near Jersey City, New Jersey
Classification:
Date:
c. 1860
Medium:
Watercolor over graphite on paper mounted on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/16 x 9 1/4 in. ( 12.9 x 23.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Farquharson Griffiths MacDonald
Object Number:
1942.690
Marks:
Signed: at lower right: "Sketching / Near Jersey City. A.B."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "A.B"; further to right: "F…G… / Sketching / Near Jersey City A.B."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
15215
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St. John's Episcopal Church, Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1936
Medium:
Black ink over graphite with scratching out and touches of gouache on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/16 x 15 in. ( 56 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Dewart
Object Number:
1981.139
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed lower right and inscribed: Cold Spring Harbor 1936
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Vernon Howe Bailey / Cold Spring Harbor 1936"; at lower left outside image in graphite: "Cold Spring Harbor St. John's Episcopal Church"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
15213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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