Verdun Medal Certificate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1916
Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x in. ( 14 x 8.9 x 0 cm )
Description:
Cream-colored piece of paper imprinted with drawings of both sides of a medal for bravery at Verdun, in World War II. Below, paper is imprinted with the text "TO THE HIGH CHIEFS, OFFICERS,/SOLDIERS, TO ALL,/The heroes, known and unknown,/both dead and living, who have trium-/phed over the barbarians' onslaught/and immortalised her name throughout/the world and for ages to come, the/Town of Verdun, inviolate and stan-/ding on her ruins, dedicates this medal,/in token of her gratitude./Paris, 20th November 1916/The Deputy-Mayor,". Signed by the Deputy Mayor and stamped with the seal of Verdun.
Object Number:
INV.12810
Inscriptions:
On bottom of paper: "By a resolution of the Town Council of Verdun assembled at Paris, on November 20 1916"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1916
eMuseum Object ID:
5996
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"The Declaration of Independence" after John Trumbull: Preparatory Drawing for the Engraving
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1820
Medium:
Graphite and brown ink on paper squared and numbered for transfer
Dimensions:
Paper: 22 7/8 x 32 in. (58.1 x 81.3 cm)
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Durand Family
Object Number:
X.500
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left outside image in graphite: "Painted by John Trumbull Esqr"; at lower right: "Engraved by"
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
5962
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Seven Studies of Fox Heads; verso: Foxes in a Winter Field
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Oil on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 20 in. ( 43.2 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Animal figures
Credit Line:
Gift of Oliver C. Sheehan
Object Number:
1949.306b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
5960
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Copy of "Blue Monday" by Winslow Homer
Classification:
Medium:
Oil and graphite on Academy Board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Oliver C. Sheehan
Object Number:
1949.306a
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in blue crayon: "Color study of a watercolor by / Winslow Homer, 'Blye Monday' made / for David Keppel. Wm Simmons / (for an aquatint)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
5959
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Collection of 5 Watercolors: "The Spinner", "King Lear on the Heath", Pilgrim Man with Model Ship, Young Woman Polishing a Vase, and Formal Garden with Pool and Fountain
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1905
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, black ink and wash, 3 with scratching out, all on heavy watercolor paper with 4 laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 26 x 20 in. ( 2.5 x 66 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Formal landscaped gardens with pond and fountain; King Lear on the stormy heath, pilgrim man with model ship, The Spinner, Woman polishing a vase.
Credit Line:
Gift of John W. Dunsmore
Object Number:
INV.14700
Inscriptions:
Two signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "John Ward Dunsmore"; one signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "John Ward Dunsmore / 1905"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
5897
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Collection of 2 Cut-Outs: St. George Slaying the Dragon; Crest of British King George III
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board cut out
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 14 x 15 in. ( 2.5 x 35.6 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
INV.14728
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
5889
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House and Garden in Bermuda
Classification:
Date:
c. 1872-1875
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on paper laid on white card
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 9 3/16 in. ( 17.5 x 23.3 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ruth B. Crocker, great niece of the artist
Object Number:
1968.31
Marks:
signed: bottom, center: "G. Harvey"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower center: "G. Harvey"
Gallery Label:
The setting may possibly be Bermuda.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
5858
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Sir Jeffrey Amherst
Classification:
Medium:
paper on glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 13 x 1 in. ( 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Object Number:
X.413
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
5844
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Mount Pleasant (the Beekman Mansion)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1865-1930?
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, graphite, white gouache, and scratching out on heavy watercolor paper, laid on board
Dimensions:
mat: 26 x 34 in. ( 66 x 86.4 cm )
Overall: 19 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 61.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1954.134
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
5740
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Scrapbook: Drawings and Prints
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
graphite, watercolor, gouache, etc.
Dimensions:
with accessory: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Collection of small watercolors, drawings and a few lithographs
Object Number:
1953.96
Inscriptions:
Leather tooled on front cover: "Heloise/C."
dealer's label inside cover: "DE LA FABRIQUE/DE LENOUX/RUE DE GRENELLE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
5736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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