Katherine Polegreen (b. 1722)
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7.3 x 6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Gertrude Davenport in memory of her mother and sister
Object Number:
1954.39
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bickley) Polegreen. Her father died when she was eight years old, and in 1734 her mother took her and her siblings to live in the West Indies. Two years later, when the subject was fourteen, her mother arranged her marriage to John Miller, by whom, according to legend, she had twenty children. According to the donor, this miniature was copied from a larger portrait painted about 1730.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
32567
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Mary Greenwood Gay (1769-1839)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1825-30
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, black ink and wash with selective glazing on oval paper laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Eliza R. and Mary M. Greenwood
Object Number:
1942.594
Marks:
printed: on back of card: "MAURICE STADTFELD, PHOTOGRAPHER, 711 Broadway, near Washington Place, NEW YORK."
Inscriptions:
Card inscribed on verso in graphite: "Mrs. Mary (Greenwood) Gay / Born Boston 27 May 1769. / Died ' ' 6 Nov 1839"
Gallery Label:
Mrs. George (Mary Greenwood) Gay (1769-1839) was the daughter of Isaac and Mary (I'ans) Greenwood of Boston, and the sister of Dr. John Greenwood. She was married to George Gay of Dedham, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
32517
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
King George IV of England
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1929.36
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
32468
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dr. James Hay Beattie
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 6.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1929.37
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
32466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Forrestal (Bienvenu)
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 8.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Streeter
Object Number:
1957.37
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
32437
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Isaac Michael Dyckman (1813-1899)
Classification:
Date:
1903
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 in. ( 10.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Alberta M. Welch
Object Number:
1959.45
Marks:
Signed: at right:"Ann West Shaw, 1903"
inscription: on back: "George Michael Dyckman b. January 1, 1813/d. May 19, 1899/Miniature/by/Ann West Shaw/1903."
Gallery Label:
The subject's original name was James Frederick Dyckman Smith. When, as the principal heir, he inherited the Dyckman lands and estate of his uncle Isaac Dyckman (1794-1868), he took the name Isaac Michael Dyckman. This miniature was a gift to the Society from his granddaughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
32431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Henry Rutgers Remsen (1807-1890)
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 6.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward L. Center and R. McAllister Lloyd
Object Number:
1958.134
Gallery Label:
Elizabeth Waldron Phoenix was the daughter of Major Daniel Phoenix (1761-1828) and Anna Lewis (Phillips) Phoenix of Morristown, New Jersey. She was married on October 21, 1834, to Henry Rutgers Remsen (1809-74).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
32358
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Horatio Gates Shumway (1827-1884)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865-70
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 5.1 x 4.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Stedman Shumway Hanks
Object Number:
1959.19
Gallery Label:
Augusta Mary Johnston was married to Horatio Gates Shumway on December 11, 1856. This miniature was a gift to the Society from her grandson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
32352
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Edward Bement (1795-1866)
Classification:
Date:
ca.1820-25
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 4.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Bement
Object Number:
1910.10
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
32312
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Pintard (1759-1844)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1785
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/16 x 1 in. ( 3.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wristlet
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Henry C. Eno
Object Number:
1909.11
Marks:
engraved: on reverse of gold frame: "Mrs J Pintard / New York"
Gallery Label:
This is one of a pair of wristlets worn by Mrs. John Pintard; the other oval miniature, also in the Society, bears a painted representation of Justice. They were executed about the time of Pintard's marriage and may have been a gift to his fiancée or bride. The portrait is the earliest known likeness of the subject, representing him at about the age of twenty-five.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1785
eMuseum Object ID:
32297
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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