View of Blackwell's Island, East River, N.Y.C
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1862
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 30 in. ( 63.5 x 76.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1914.8
Gallery Label:
This oil is a copy by an unidentified artist of a lithograph published in 1862 by Currier & Ives. This oil study was formerly attributed to Fanny Palmer.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eagle with American Shield
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. ( 29.8 x 42.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.462
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
279
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Benjamin Aymar (1791-1843)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 x 40 in. ( 127 x 101.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Havemeyer Eldridge and Mrs. Colton P. Wagner
Object Number:
1956.55
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
278
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Landscape
Classification:
Date:
1848
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 24 in. ( 61 x 61 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr. in memory of Gaius C. Burnap and Jane (Skeel) Burnap
Object Number:
1947.149
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
277
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Just Strolling Around"
Classification:
Date:
1927
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 42 in. ( 91.4 x 106.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.63
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1927
eMuseum Object ID:
275
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Maine Coast
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
image: 20 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 51.1 x 76.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Landscape with view of the coast of Maine; vessel in the distance.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. H. Russell Butler, Jr.
Object Number:
1977.57
Marks:
signed: in the lower left corner: "H.R. Butler"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
274
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coach and Four with Figures
Classification:
Date:
1922
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 36 in. ( 76.2 x 91.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Alfred B. Maclay
Object Number:
1945.107
Marks:
Signature: Lower Right: "HAAS/N.Y. 22"
Signature: Lower Left: "V. N."
Gallery Label:
This is a study of a coach-and-four is identified as driven by a Judge Moore, who is otherwise unidentified.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1922
eMuseum Object ID:
271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Philip W. Engs (1790-1875)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815-1820
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 70.5 x 56.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry A. Bostwick
Object Number:
1903.1
Gallery Label:
Engs was a merchant and an assistant alderman in New York. He was also assistant engineer of the New York Volunteer Fire Department and president of the Exempt Fireman's Association. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his grandson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893)
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1942.356
Marks:
signature: upper left: "Rittenberg"
Gallery Label:
Rittenberg painted this portrait as one of several commissioned by Zabriskie for the Society's collection of portraits of presidents of the United States. The likeness was copied from photographs.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Capital and Labor
Classification:
Date:
1881
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. ( 31.8 x 38.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1940.5
Marks:
Signature and date: Lower left: " E. L. HENRY '81"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1881
eMuseum Object ID:
268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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