Mrs. William Stillwell (1772-1847)
Classification:
Date:
ca.1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 4.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1929.17
Marks:
Engraved: on back of frame:"Hannah Seabrook/wife of Dr. William Stillwell/Born July 25, 1772/Died April 18,1847"
Gallery Label:
Hannah Seabrook was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Seabrook and Martha (Tallman) Seabrook. She married Dr. William Stillman on October 20, 1793, in Middletown, New Jersey. This miniature was a gift to the Society from her grandson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33586
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Nicholas Brown Seabrook (1742-?)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
frame: 7 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 18.1 x 14.3 cm )
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14.9 x 10.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1931.64
Gallery Label:
Mary Dutcher (or Dutchess) of New York was married to Nicholas Brown Seabrook at the New York Dutch Church on December 15, 1761. The couple moved to Virigina in 1763.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
33584
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Gillies (1789-1855)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6 x 4.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1929.12
Gallery Label:
The son of Robert Gillies of Scotland, John Gillies lived and worked in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia before moving to Charlestown, Massachusetts. By profession he was a shipbuilder. He later settled in New York. This miniature, a gift to the Society from the subject's grandson, was copied from an earlier miniature or photograph by Theodore Wust.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
33583
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James Kelso (1776-1860)
Classification:
Date:
1839
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 7.3 x 5.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1928.7
Marks:
Inscribed: at left:"Jas. Kelso of N.Y. painted in New Orleans1839 Memento"
Inscribed: above shoulders: "N.O. 1839"
Inscribed: on revers:"By John A. McDougall"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1839
eMuseum Object ID:
33582
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Boy & Girl
Classification:
Medium:
Enamel on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/16 x 4 1/2 in. ( 13.2 x 11.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Ann E. Bishop
Object Number:
1925.25
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
33581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George IV (1762-1830)
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Credit Line:
Bequest of Ann E. Bishop
Object Number:
1925.24
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
33580
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified girl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Enamel on ivory(?)
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 4.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Ann E. Bishop
Object Number:
1925.22
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
33579
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thomas Ruggles Gold (1764-1827)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Andrew Hill
Object Number:
1974.26
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gentleman of the Remsen Family
Classification:
Date:
1794
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6 x 4.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number:
1941.136
Marks:
Signed and dated: at right:"IP 1794"
Gallery Label:
In 1948 Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr., tentatively identified this subject as Henry Remsen (1762-1843) or one of his brothers, all of whom died young.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1794
eMuseum Object ID:
33523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William Bleecker (1772-1818)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/16 x 2 in. ( 5.6 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number:
1941.133
Gallery Label:
This miniature was acquired from Evert Duyckinck Newman, the great-grandson of William Bleecker.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33474
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.












