Sloop Mirth II
Classification:
Date:
1909
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. ( 34.9 x 50.2 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from The Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.520
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "G. B. / 1909"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "G.B. / 1909"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
6780
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The Washington Bedroom of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York City
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1924-25
Medium:
Charcoal with stumping and black and white pastel on blue-gray paper
Dimensions:
mat: 16 x 22 in. ( 40.6 x 55.9 cm )
Overall: 12 x 18 in. ( 30.5 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Architecture/interior view
Object Number:
X.307
Gallery Label:
This is part of a series of twenty-one signed and dated drawings of the Morris-Jumel mansion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
6766
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illustration of public school yard w/caption
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Object Number:
INV.10278
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
6724
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F Street, Washington, D.C.
Classification:
Date:
1821
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and brown and black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 19 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1982.4
Marks:
inscription: lower, brown ink (blurred): "Washington F. Street Maison da Melle N 27. September 1821 Last Night in Mr Forest' house"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge within framing lines in brown ink: "Washington F. Street Maison de Melle F 27. Septembre 1821. Last night in Mr. Forest' house."
Provenance:
Sotheby's
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
6710
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Portrait of an African-American Cook in "Ordinary" Costume; verso: sketch of a child
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 14 cm )
Description:
Figure
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.276
Marks:
inscription: lower, ink: "Cuisioniere [?] costume ordinaire, D'apres Martha Church"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed below image in brown ink: "Cuisinière amer. costume ordinaire D'apres Martha church"
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
6709
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Seated African American Scrubwoman
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor, charcoal, and graphite with a touch of white gouache on paper with sewing stitches along left margin
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 19 x 16.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Figure: Portrait of African-American or mulatto young woman, seated facing left. Clothed in green short sleeved bodice and brown skirt; wooden bucket and scrub brush on floor. Inscribed in French: translated "Costume of Scrubwoman, after Jene niece of Martha Church."
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.251
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge in brown ink: "costume de Scrobeuse...d'après Jene nièce de Martha church"
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
6708
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Anna Elizabeth Spies Engels (1740-1791): Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out with black ink and wash laid on beige paper
Dimensions:
image height: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
sheet: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; painted silhouette cut-out, mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry F. von Drehle, 1947
Object Number:
Z.2491
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Anna Elizabeth Engels / neé Spies / born Nov 24 - 1740 / died July 1 - 1791 / wife of John Philip Engels / Their daughter / Louisa married / Charles Loss / great-great grandmother of the donor"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed in purple ink: "Anna Elizabeth Engels / born Nov 24 -- 1740 / died July 1 -- 1791 / wife of John Philip Engles..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
6677
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Joachim D. L. Zender, M.D.: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1842
Medium:
Black prepared blue paper cut-out with graphite, laid on card with irregular window cut out to reveal inscription on verso
Dimensions:
frame: 12 1/2 x 6 x 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm )
image height: 8 in. ( 20.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Full-length male figure in left-facing profile; black paper cut-out with details outlined in graphite, mounted on cream paper; window cut out of cream card to reveal inscription of primary support; rectangular black-painted wood frame.
Object Number:
Z.2515
Marks:
inscription: on back: "J. D. L. Zender, M.D. / member of the Phrenological Societies of Paris / and of New York, and of the Botany Medical / Society of New York, practician in animal / and electro-magnetism etc - Philadelphia / the 25th of September 1842"
Inscriptions:
Blue paper of silhouette verso read through window of card inscribed in brown ink: "J.D.L. Zender. M.D. / member of the Phrenological Societies of Paris / and of New York, and of the Botany medical / Society of New york, practition in animal / and electro-magneticism etc. Philadelphia / the 25th. of September 1842."
Gallery Label:
The subject is listed as follows in the "Complete List of 3,800 Silhouette Portraits of American Citizens Taken Between 1839-1849 by August Edouart . . .": "Zender, T. D. L., mesmerist (New Orleans, Sept. 25, 1842)." See Andrew Oliver, "Auguste Edouart's Silhouettes of Eminent Americans, 1839-1844" (1977), p. 549. The name Joachim D. L. Zender appears in the New York Directory for 1844-45. Zender is listed as a physician at 138 Fulton Street. His home address is 409 Broome.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
6674
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Sketchbook with 47 Folios
Collections:
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1835-36
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper bound into a sketchbook
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (22.5 x 29.2 cm)
Description:
Sketchbook
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1918.57
Inscriptions:
Various throughout
Gallery Label:
This sketchbook includes drawings from Durand's September 1835 expedition to Pine Orchard, where the Catskill Mountain House was located, and his visits to the nearby picturesque sites including Kaaterskill Falls. He sketched the falls from the base, looking up to emphasize the height and drama of the water plunging down the rocky gorge. Durand also included the viewing station at the summit, testifying to the popularity of the falls as a destination for visitors to the famous resort hotel nearby.
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
6646
Sort order:
1
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
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View of Piermont from Nyack, New York
Classification:
Date:
1896
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. ( 17.1 x 27 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1944.404
Marks:
signature: lower right: "W. Wallace"
inscription: lower left: "Piermont from Nyack, 1896"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "WHWallace"; inscribed at lower left in green over brown watercolor: "Piermont from Nyack 1896"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
6606
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