The Bachelor's Dinner: Illustration
Classification:
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Black ink and graphite with scratching out on paper laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 7/8 x 28 1/2 in. ( 53 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Genre
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John E. Anderson
Object Number:
1948.622
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "C.D. Gibson"; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Illustration for 'The Bachelor's Dinner.'"; verso inscribed with various technical publication instructions
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
1434
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington's Inauguration, New York City, April 30, 1789
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.1015
Marks:
inscriptions: inscribed top right: return to Ogden
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Ogden"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
1430
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Nathaniel L. Rost (R-19) with a Vignette Scene of British Soldiers and Native Americans Burning Buildings, Mohawk Valley, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and green and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. ( 31.4 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.203
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: July 1891 RA Grider. Center left: RA Grider/ 1892
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "The Ntl. L. Rost...July 1891. RA Grider", with a brief history of the horn; also inscribed and signed inside vignette image; inscribed at center below vignette: "PALATINE CHURCH Montgomery Co. N.Y...."; at upper right: "WHY WAS THIS BUILDING NOT BURNT…", followed by extensive historical notes
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
1429
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Powder Horn: Edward Sherburne (R-14), with Carving Unfurled and a Landscape Vignette of the Great Elm Tree, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper and blue metallic pigment with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. ( 28.3 x 39.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.198
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right: "The / SHERBURNE", followed by a brief history of the horn; inscribed at lower right above vignette: "THE GREAT ELM at CAMBRIDGE...."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
1428
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder Horn: Phillip Ulmer (R-12) with Carving Unfurled and a Vignette Study of a British Infantry Officer's Uniform
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1891
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink and wash, gouache, graphite, and copper metallic pigment with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 15 in. ( 30.2 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.196
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: RA Grider 1891. Upper wright: RA Grider 1891
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at middle right: "The / PHILIP ULMER...RA Grider 1891.", with a brief history of the horn; inscribed at upper right beside vignette: "BRITISH INFANTRY OFFICER'S COAT..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
1417
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
On the Mountain Road Leading to the Palisades (17)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1852
Medium:
Graphite and orange watercolor wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 12.1 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1912.45q
Marks:
inscriptions: Bottom left: J. Bornet 1852. Bottom right: On the Mountain Road Leading to the Palisades.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in graphite: "J. Bornet. 1852."; at lower right outside image: "on the mountain road leading to the / Palisades"
Provenance:
Daniel Parish, Jr., New York City
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
1416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Matson Smith, M.D. (c. 1754); verso: fragmentary tracing of female silhouette
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1832
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper and graphite with black underlay; graphite
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; hollow-cut by hand from cream paper , folded around solid black paper backing. white wove paper addition on lower edge, unknown purpose.
Object Number:
Z.2495
Marks:
inscriptions in pencil: on front: "Dr Matson Smith / My Father aged 78" and "By A Smith"
inscription in pencil: on back: "Dr Matson Smith / scissors cut / by his son Albert / 1832"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in graphite: "My father aged 78"; at left vertically: "Dr Matson Smith"; at lower center: "by A. Smith"; verso inscribed at lower center: "Dr Matson Smith / scissor cut / by his son Albert / 1832"
Gallery Label:
The subject lived with his wife (née Sarah Ann Mather) in New Rochelle. The silhouette was cut by his son, who was also a physician.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
1411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Montgomery Je...(Jerp?): Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
sheet: 4 7/8 x 4 1/16 in. ( 12.4 x 10.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of a boy in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine from lightweight beige paper with black textile backing.
Object Number:
Z.2453
Marks:
inscription in pencil: on front: "Montgomery Jerp[?]"
ink stamped: on back: "TOMLINSON COLLECTION - DEPOSITED BY / MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Montgomery Je...[illegible] / 4 years old"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
1407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain
Classification:
Date:
1815
Medium:
Black ink, wash, and graphite with scratching out on paper inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 24.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Naval History Society Collection
Object Number:
1925.135
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "T. Birch, 1815."
Inscribed: at bottom center, in ink: "Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "T Birch. 1815"; inscribed at lower center in brown ink: "Macdonough's Victory on Lake Champlain"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
1405
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Lafayette's Light Infantry, 1780
Classification:
Date:
1905
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige board
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 6 in. ( 27.9 x 15.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.977
Marks:
inscriptions: Bottom right: O . Bottom left: Light Infantry, 1780
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in black ink: "O."; inscribed at lower left: "Light Infantry. 1780."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
1404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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