Dr. Endicott Peabody (1857-1944)
Classification:
Date:
1949
Medium:
Off-white painted plaster with green tones and hemp
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. ( 41.3 x 31.8 x 26 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Miss Malvina Hoffman, through Barbara M. Hoffman
Object Number:
1984.97
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1949
eMuseum Object ID:
20218
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pedestal for sculpture "Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 20 x 20 in. ( 104.1 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Pedestal for John Rogers group "Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?", the rectangular top with diamond-patterned molding, supported on a rope carved column on a square base raised on brass paw feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of the First Presbyterian Church
Object Number:
1958.14b
Gallery Label:
See 1958.13b
Bibliography:
Bleier, Paul and Meta, John Rogers Statuary, Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001, pp. 42-5.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
20216
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Classification:
Date:
1919-1920
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm)
Description:
Portrait head: Full-size plaster maquette for head of Abraham Lincoln for the colossal marble statue at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French)
Object Number:
1954.79
Provenance:
Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French), daughter of the artist
-original marble statue cut by the Piccirilli brothers, NY for the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
20073
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Plaster with light wash
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 x 8 3/4 in. ( 29.2 x 17.8 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Death mask
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Miss Malvina Hoffman, through Barbara M. Hoffman
Object Number:
1984.96
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
20072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dr. Sanford Gifford (1892-1944)
Classification:
Date:
1944
Medium:
Painted red/brown terracotta plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 7 x 8 1/4 in. ( 34.9 x 17.8 x 21 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Miss Malvina Hoffman, through Barbara M. Hoffman
Object Number:
1984.86
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1944
eMuseum Object ID:
19809
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Marshall Field III (1893-1956)
Classification:
Date:
1958
Medium:
Painted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 22 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 56.2 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Miss Malvina Hoffman, through Barbara M. Hoffman
Object Number:
1984.82
Marks:
signed: under proper left shoulder: "MALVINA HOFFMAN"
inscribed: base of frame, front in pen: "Marshall Field III"
label: front: "1956/MARSHALL FIELD III"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
19808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Joel Barlow (1754-1812)
Classification:
Date:
1803
Medium:
White overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 10 in. ( 71.8 x 49.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust
Credit Line:
Gift from an unidentified source
Object Number:
X.50
Marks:
signed: under proper right shoulder: "Houdon XII"
inscribed: under proper left shoulder: "J. Barlow 50 ans"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1803
eMuseum Object ID:
19298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1859
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 7 in. ( 20.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
On tablet in relief
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-143
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
18983
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Classification:
Date:
1959
Medium:
Bronzed "alvastone" on stone-colored base
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Description:
Portrait bust
Credit Line:
Gift of Alva Studios Inc.
Object Number:
1959.67
Marks:
inscriptions: on back:copyright-Alva Studios
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1959
eMuseum Object ID:
18861
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
Early 19th century
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 6 in. ( 31.1 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Life mask based on Jean Antoine Houdon's sculpture of George Washington in the Virginia State Capitol.
Credit Line:
Purchase, General Fund
Object Number:
1946.345
Gallery Label:
This cast was part of the Phrenological Museum of Fowler & Wells, which opened in New York City in 1842. Brothers Orson Squire Fowler (1809-1887) and Lorenzo Niles Fowler (1811-1896) and their business associate Samuel Roberts Wells (1820-1875) were noted phrenologists who read heads to understand the subject's "temperament." Their Phrenological Cabinet displaying casts, skulls, and charts became a popular fixture in the city.
Provenance:
The Fowler Mask Collection
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18860
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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