Mrs. Philip Schyuler (Grace Hunter 1790-1855)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1811-1815
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 in. ( 8.9 x 7.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Nathaniel McLean Sage
Object Number:
1974.8
Marks:
Handwritten notation: on back of frame:"Mrs. Philip Schuyler nee Grace Hunter daughter of Robert Hunter prominent merchant of Phila and New York- b. April 10, 1790, M.September 12, 1811 to Philip Schuyler d. December 23, 1855 painted 1811-15 her daughter
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
34514
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John French Ellis (1775-1853)
Classification:
Date:
ca.1800-1810
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7 x 6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number:
1939.512
Gallery Label:
John French Ellis, of Stoneacre Manor, Kent, England, was the son of Henry and Jane (French) Ellis; he came to New York in 1795.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
34412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Jacob Astor (1763-1848)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
bust portrait
Object Number:
1974.33[dup]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
34410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William M. S. Doyle (1769-1828)
Classification:
Date:
1803
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur A. Jones, in memory of her husband
Object Number:
1950.313
Marks:
Signed: at right: "Doyle 1803"
Gallery Label:
This miniature was identified as the artist's self-portrait when it was auctioned at Parke-Bernet Galleries in 1950. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, however, has in its collection a miniature acquired as a self-portrait and signed "Doyle 1801," in which the subject looks very different.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1803
eMuseum Object ID:
34393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Lincklaen (1768-1822)
Classification:
Date:
ca.1800
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild, through Mrs. Jane S.L. Remington
Object Number:
1940.848
Gallery Label:
The subject was the son of Anthony Quiryn Lincklaen and the brother of Mrs. Gerrit Wolters. He came to the United States in 1790 and became an agent for the Holland Land Company in association with William Bayard, Herman Le Roy, and Robert Morris. He settled in Cazenovia, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
34340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Henry Remsen (1787-1826)
Classification:
Date:
ca.1820
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 5.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.250
Gallery Label:
Elizabeth De Peyster, the daughter of Abraham B. De Peyster and Catharine (Bancker) De Peyster, was born and raised in New York. She married Henry Remsen on August 13, 1808. This miniature portrait of her was a gift to the Society from her great-great-grandson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
34336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
General and Mrs. George Washington
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 7.9 x 12.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1943.388
Marks:
Inscribed: at the right:"J.T."
Inscribed: on the back in ink:"Miniature on ivory of Gen George Washington/ and wife one of the/largest and finest I done/ John Trumball"
Gallery Label:
It is doubtful that this double portrait was painted from life and it is certain, on stylistic evidence, that it was not executed by John Trumbull (as indicated in the inscription).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
34298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James Family
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Description:
Eight miniatures set together in a silver frame
Credit Line:
Gift of the James Family
Object Number:
1964.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
34147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Francis Steeg (b. 1840)
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.6 x 7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Phillip Schmand
Object Number:
1944.279
Marks:
Signed: at lower right:"JPS"
Gallery Label:
Francis (or Franz) Steeg was variously listed in the New York City Directory during the 1870s as an artist, sculptor, and carver.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
34103
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Charles Alexander Clinton and Her Daughter
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1834
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in. ( 11.6 x 9.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number:
1948.39
Marks:
signed: "Ann Hall/1834"
Gallery Label:
The subjects of this miniature were the daughter and granddaughter of John Hone, a wealthy New York merchant. Catherine Hone (1810-1841) married Charles Alexander Clinton on May 3, 1827, and they had five children. Catherine S. is probably the child represented in this picture.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
34057
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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