Clamps (2)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
larger: 5 1/4 x 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Two metal clamps, one with screw and one without.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.461e1-2
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these clamps are part of a collection of tools belonging to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
27383
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Burnishing tools (2)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
larger: 9 x 7/8 in. ( 22.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Two burnishing tools with turned wooden handles and smooth, rounded metal blades.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.461d1-2
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these burnishing tools are part of a collection of tools belonging to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
27356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Files (29)
Classification:
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
largest: 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 43.8 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Twenty-nine files; twenty-one with wooden handles and eight without handles; blades range from rough to fine and from long and heavy to narrow and light.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.461c1-29
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these files are part of a collection of tools belonging to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
27354
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bit and blade holders (2) with bits (4) and circular blade (1)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
larger: 15 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 38.7 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Two spatula-shaped holders for bits and circular blades; flat sections of holders have holes designed to fit ends of small bits or blades.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.461b1-7
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these tools are part of a collection of tools belonging to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
27349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silversmithing tools in chest
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Wood, oak, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 35.6 x 33.7 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Oak chest with three drawers containing chasing hammers and tools, files, calipers, gauges, polishing brushes, and rouge burnishers used for chasing and finishing silver and other metal objects.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. William Morris
Object Number:
1971.107
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
27333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sketch: Lobinia Seated On Rock: barked & covered w/mylar
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Paper, ink, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 16 in. ( 31.8 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Ink sketch on paper basted to linen; central image of Lavinia seated on a rock, with lighthouse, ocean and ship in left background; large tree in right foreground with small house behind. Notations include: "the name of this peace is Lavinia seated on a rock I will send you the song as soon as I can get it" and "plain grass shaded like that peace you painted at Mary Ann Noyes." Many notations for coloring.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna Gillingham
Object Number:
1948.112
Marks:
inscribed in ink: "the name of the peaace (sic) is Lavinia seated on a rock I will send you the song as soon as I can get it"
inscribed in ink: "plain grass shaded like that peace you painted at Mary Ann Noyes"
Gallery Label:
This sketch was donated by Miss Anna Gillingham along with a group of stitched and embroidered textiles and a watercolor picture. Included in the group is a sampler made by Sally Noyes in Middletown (Connecticut) in 1803 and another sampler worked by Catherine Noyes. This sketch may have been made by or for a member of the Noyes family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27246
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brush
Classification:
Date:
1775-1850
Medium:
Wood, bristles
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 20.6 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Long, narrow brush with wooden back and single row of bristle clusters.
Object Number:
INV.8032
Gallery Label:
This brush was found in a collection of tools which belonged to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Frame
Classification:
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Oval brass frame with oval ring and screws for holding image.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.488
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this frame originally belonged to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
26997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Frame
Classification:
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Oval wooden frame molded and shaped by turning.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.487c
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this frame originally belonged to miniaturist John Ramage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
26955
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Slant-front desk and miniaturist's tools
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1775-1795
Dimensions:
desk: 42 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. ( 108.6 x 70.5 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Mahogany slant-top desk and miniaturist's tools; desk has top opening in two parts to reveal a center section fitted for tools; working surface flanked on either side by three tiered drawers above three stacked drawers; below is a central drawer over 3 smaller drawers in line all of which are flanked by a deep drawer on one side and a compartment with a door made to look identical to the drawer front on the other side; scalloped apron; square legs and stretchers; approximately miniaturists' 165 tools.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Object Number:
1947.461a-z
Gallery Label:
This desk and tools were originally owned by artist John Ramage, who lived in New York City from 1777 to 1794 and was the city's leading miniaturist. The Society owns numerous examples of Ramage's miniatures, depicting stylish New York ladies and gentlemen with a masterful technique.
Date Begin:
1775
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
26948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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