Cornelius Berrien Mitchell (1843-1910)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1848
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and gold metallic pigment with selective glazing on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.1 x 3.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Cornelius von Erden Mitchell
Object Number:
1966.20
Marks:
inscribed: on back: "Marra Painted/23 Union Sq. N.Y."
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed and signed in blue ink: "Marra Painted / 23 Union Sq. N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The subject was the second son of William Mitchell and Mary Penfold (Berrien) Mitchell of New York. He received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Columbia College and later worked as a dry goods commission merchant and auctioneer. This miniature is a reproduction of a detail of another miniature in the Society's collection (1966.19), in which Cornelius is pictured with his brother, Edward.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
17598
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Alfred S. Livingston (1813-1875)
Classification:
Date:
1875
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 5.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Margaret S. Kingsland
Object Number:
1961.50
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Alfred s. Livingston/Born July 21st 1813/Died Feby 1st. 1875"
Gallery Label:
The subject was a resident of Trenton, New Jersey.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
17597
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Unidentified woman
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 11.4 x 9.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Margaret S. Kingsland
Object Number:
1961.48
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
17596
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified man (Livingston family?)
Classification:
Date:
18th century
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 3.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Margaret S. Kingsland
Object Number:
1961.46
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Josephine Brundige
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 3.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Richard H. Reeve
Object Number:
1960.100
Gallery Label:
Josephine Brundige was the daughter of Rufus Meade Brundige and Julia E. (Reynolds) Brundige of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17593
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Vernon Carleton Brown (ca. 1863-1927)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Richard H. Reeve
Object Number:
1960.99
Gallery Label:
Katherine F. Brundige was the daughter of Rufus Meade Brundige and Julia E. (Reynolds) Brundige of New York. She married Vernon Carlton Brown (1859-1944) at the Church of the Holy Trinity on December 13, 1883.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17592
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Daniel Hamilton Brooks (ca. 1810-1874)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.5 x 2.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Richard H. Reeve
Object Number:
1960.97
Gallery Label:
Catherine Ann Reynolds was married to Daniel H. Brooks on November 16, 1831, at St. Stephen's Church in Manhattan. Her miniature portrait is a companion to one of her husband, which is also in the N-YHS collection (1960.96).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
17591
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Charles Stedman Hanks (1857-1924)
Classification:
Date:
ca.1900-05
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Stedman Shumway Hanks
Object Number:
1959.23
Marks:
Signed: at left: "Caprioli"
Gallery Label:
Clarina Bartow Shumway was the daughter of Horatio Gates and Augusta Mary (Johnston) Shumway of Chicago. She married Charles Stedman Hanks in 1888. This miniature was a gift to the Society from her son.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Basil John Bartow (Elizabeth Anne Honewell, ca.1772-1854)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1835-45
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Stedman Shumway Hanks
Object Number:
1959.16
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
17589
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sir William Cosby (1685-1736)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1725-1730
Medium:
Enamel on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. ( 4.8 x 3.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number:
1959.2
Marks:
modern inscription: on back of gold frame: " Sir William Cosby/F. Zincke/fecit."
Gallery Label:
Cosby was a younger son of Alexander and Elizabeth (L'Estrange) Cosby, an influential Irish family. He served as an officer in the British army and as governor of the island of Minorca of the Leeward Islands before his appointment as governor of the colonies of New York and the Jerseys in 1731, an office he held until his death.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1730
eMuseum Object ID:
17588
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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