Landscape with Lake and Boating Party
Classification:
Date:
1878
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite with touches of gouache on paper, laid on thin board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. ( 27.3 x 42.2 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.203
Marks:
signed and dated: lower left: "J.W. Hill, 1878"
Inscriptions:
Signed and Signed and inscribed at lower left in red watercolor: "JW. Hill 1878"
Provenance:
Gordon Lester Ford, Brooklyn, New York before 1879; Mrs. Russell Skeel, Jr., Harriman, New York and Tucson , Arizona, by 1947
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
9018
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Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Graphite on prepared beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. ( 25.2 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1918.136
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Augt.21st. 1855"
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
8881
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Powder Horn: The Norse (F-7), Two Sides Depicted
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Gray wash, collage, watercolor, brown ink and wash, and graphite on paper laid on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 15 in. ( 26.7 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.411
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "THE NORSE POWDER HORN.", followed by a brief history of the horn, translations of the Dutch inscriptions, and explanations of the Norse, French and biblical scenes depicted
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8802
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Miss J. Howland: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1859
Medium:
Black prepared paper cut-out, laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 9 3/8 in. ( 23.8 cm )
sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. ( 27.3 x 19.4 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length female figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Object Number:
Z.2615
Marks:
inscribed in pencil: lower center: "J Howland"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "J. Howland"
Gallery Label:
This silhouette belongs to a group of forty-five silhouettes of faculty and students of Miss Haines's School that were taken on November 12, 1859.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
8689
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83rd Street, South West Corner of Lexington Avenue, New York City, in 1908
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1908
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on page in fragmentary album
Dimensions:
image size: 5 x 5 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
mounted: 10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel E. Rile
Object Number:
Z.2016.11b
Marks:
dated: lower left: "OCT. 16-08."
inscribed in ink: on obverse: "83d St. S.W. CORNER OF LEXINGTON AV. IN 1908."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "OCT. 16 -- 08.""; at lower center: "83d ST. S. W. CORNER OF LEXINGTON AV. IN. 1908."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1908
eMuseum Object ID:
8556
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Henry Aymé (c. 1816-?)
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Pastel on brown paper squared for transfer in white chalk
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 15 in. ( 50.8 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Kane
Object Number:
1969.39
Marks:
Signed and dated: at the lower left:"1864 C. G. Crehen"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in red pastel: "1864 C.G. Crèhen"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
8510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of John Bloomfield Jervis (1795-1885)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Black and white chalk, charcoal, and stumping
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Emma Ruthven Ludlum
Object Number:
1926.8
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Gallery Label:
Jervis was born in Huntington, New York, the son of Timothy and Phoebe (Bloomfield) Jervis. He was one of the pioneers in the development of railroad systems in America. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his niece.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
8441
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Firehouse of Lady Washington Engine Company No. 1, Morrisania, Bronx, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1851
Medium:
Oil on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 x 33 x 1 in. ( 109.2 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Credit Line:
The surviving members of the Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd and 24th Wards, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1933.252
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
8359
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Tippoo
Classification:
Date:
1800
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 33.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mae L. P. Pringle, Brooklyn, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1956.172
Marks:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in black ink: "Tippoo--"; inscribed and signed at lower right outside image in graphite: "Painted by James Pringle 1800"; verso of board inscribed: "This Picture was painted by James Pringle / when he was 13 years o
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in black ink: "Tippoo--"; inscribed and signed at lower right outside image in graphite: "Painted by James Pringle 1800"; verso of board inscribed: "This Picture was painted by James Pringle / when he was 13 years old. / Edward T. Pringle."
Gallery Label:
This is a portrait of a cat.
Provenance:
Descent through artist's family; Miss Mae L.P. Pringle, Brooklyn, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
8353
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arcade Railway, New York City
Classification:
Date:
1869
Medium:
Graphite and black ink wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 10 in. ( 20.6 x 25.4 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Cityscape: This is a view north on Broadway from Wall Street and shows Trinity Church and the graveyard at the left.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1910.57
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "Aug. will, Del/1869"
inscribed: lower center: "First Sketch of the underground R. R. to be Build [sic] under Broadway, Nwe York City/Arcade R. R."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Aug. Will, DEL. / 1869."; at lower center: "FIRST SKETCH FOR AN UNDER GROUND R.R. TO BE BUILD UNDER BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY / ARCADE R.R."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1869
eMuseum Object ID:
8341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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