Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
Classification:
Date:
1867
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 13/16 x 14 in. (27.5 x 35.6 cm)
Description:
Still life
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1947.519
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "J.W. Hill / 1867"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in red watercolor: "J.W. Hill / 1867"
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:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
8209
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Castle Garden and the Bay of New York
Classification:
Date:
1867
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 14 in. (15.9 x 35.6 cm)
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1983.3
Marks:
inscriptions: Signature and date, lower right.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "S. Colman. 67 --"
Gallery Label:
From the Estate of Whitman W. Kenyon (d. 1926). The drawing is a study for a larger oil painting "Castle Garden."
Provenance:
Whitman W. Kenyon, Smithtown, Long Island, New York; Anderson Galleries, New York City; David A. McCabe, Connecticut; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York City, 1983
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
8207
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Birth and baptismal certificate
Classification:
Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 24 x 1 in. ( 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm )
Object Number:
INV.1087
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8206
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Birth and baptismal certificate
Classification:
Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 24 x 1 in. ( 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm )
Object Number:
INV.1086
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8205
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Fraktur: "Christian Kaupp", Certificate of Birth and Baptism
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1775
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 13 in. ( 20.6 x 33 cm )
Description:
Fraktur: Horizontal rectangular sheet with handwritten German inscription at lower center, with additional text enclosed in three hearts located lower left, lower right, and upper; cherub surrounded by a crown and four large flowers at top.
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1809
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in German at center in brown ink: "Christian Kaupp / Hat das Licht dieser Weldt erblicket und ist von Christlichen Eltern gebohren / worden in der Provintz Pensÿlvanien in dem Taunschib Braünschweig der / Caunty Bercks uber den Blaüenbergen in dem Jahr des Herrn 1775 und / da er dreÿ wochen und dreÿ Tage alt getaufft worden nemlich den 23ten / Julÿ in der Kirch Zion alda Des Kindes Herrn sind der ehren- / gerichte Christian Kaupp und Catharina. Die Tauffzeu- / gen des Kindes sind gewesen die großeltern Christian Kaupp / und Barbara"; at lower center in another hand: "Das wirdt dem [Lindt?] vormittags diesen Taufschein / [bestätiget] von mir Daniel Schumacker, p.h.l Lutherishen Pfarrer / in Pensÿlvanien mpp". . . .
Verso inscribed at upper left in brown ink: "...3 Martz 1801..."
Gallery Label:
The Pennsylvania Germans practiced a manuscript art called Frakturschrift or Zierschrift in German ("fraktur" in museum and collecting terminology). This art form, combining calligraphy with decorative motifs in ink and watercolor, was produced widely in Pennsylvania and in German settlements in other states from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
8204
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Fraktur: Certificate of the Birth and Baptism of Elisabetha in Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1802
Medium:
Gouache, brown ink, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 21 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Fraktur: Horizontal rectangular sheet with handwritten German inscription enclosed in a heart surrounded by multi-colored floral sprays with large green leaves; one large pink and green six-pointed star in each upper corner; "Elisabetha" inscribed in rectangular cartouche at center top.
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1808
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in German at upper center in brown ink: "Elisabetha / wurde geboren im Staat Pennsylvani / im County Bercks im Taunschip [Esdistrickt?] / im Jahr nach Christi geburt. 1802. den 21.ten. tag. / Julius .. .. wurde bald daraus getauft bey Herrn Pfarrer / Eltern sind Jacob Bechtel .. .. und seine Ehefrau / Maria .. .. Taufzeugen waren .. .."
Gallery Label:
The Pennsylvania Germans practiced a manuscript art called Frakturschrift or Zierschrift in German ("fraktur" in museum and collecting terminology). This art form, combining calligraphy with decorative motifs in ink and watercolor, was produced widely in Pennsylvania and in German settlements in other states from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1802
eMuseum Object ID:
8156
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The "Lord's Prayer": Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1845
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out laid on black, light blue, and purple papers, pierced with a pin and stitched in silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 in. ( 16.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Silhouette
Object Number:
INV.10816
Marks:
Inscription: at lower center: "Cut with the / Mouth / by M.A. Honeywell"
Label: affixed at lower right: "by / Miss Martha A. Honeywell / 1845"
Label: affixed at upper left: Cut-out, / worked, / & written / on with / mouth & / toes --1845-- / by Miss / H
Inscriptions:
Beige cut paper inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Cut with the / Mouth / by M.A. Honeywell"; label affixed at lower right: "by / Miss Martha A. Honeywell / 1845"; label affixed at upper left: "Cut-out, / worked, / & written / on with / mouth & / toes --1845-- / by Miss / Honeywell, / born with / out arms."
Gallery Label:
Born without arms, the woman who cut this silhouette held the scissors in her teeth while the paper was supported on a table. For a while, she demonstrated her unusual skill at Barnum's Museum in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
8155
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Cut-Out Valentine: Heart Surrounded by Birds and Floral Motifs
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Pale beige paper cut-out
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. ( 21.9 x 29.8 cm )
mounted: 9 x 13 in. ( 22.9 x 33 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular sheet with cut-out design made by folding sheet once down the middle; central heart surrounded by birds and foliage inside a rectangle with chain motif border.
Object Number:
INV.5466
Marks:
stamped in ink: at right: "ISAAC H. LEWIS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
8154
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Sketchbook, 47 Folios
Classification:
Date:
1874-84
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 8 x 6 in. ( 5.1 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Sketchbook: Studies of figures with measurements, probably for sculptural groups.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Katherine R. Rogers, daughter of the artist
Object Number:
1955.275
Inscriptions:
Endpaper of front cover inscribed at right vertically in graphite: "This book belongs to / John Rogers. /212 Fifth Ave. / New York."; numerous annotations throughout
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
8153
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The Apples Seller
Classification:
Date:
1840-44
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, once bound into an album
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 13/16 x 10 3/8 in. ( 37.6 x 26.4 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Genre
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1980.27
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at the lower center in brown ink: "The Apples Seller"; at lower left margin vertically in graphite: "32"
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leech, London
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
8152
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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