Candace T. Wheeler (ca. 1848-1876)
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
White marble with gilded frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 18 x 2 in. ( 54.6 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith
Object Number:
1940.859
Marks:
signed: under proper right shoulder: "L. THOMPSON. SC.1863"
Gallery Label:
Candace was the daughter of Thomas Mason Wheeler and Candace (Thurber) Wheeler. In 1866 she was married to Lewis Atterbury Stimson, and they went to Paris where he studied medicine. After earning his medical degree he established his practice in New York about 1875. The subject was the mother of Henry Lewis Stimson, the noted lawyer and statesman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
18415
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Gilded metal, wood, copper, metal, and purple velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1936.605
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
Classification:
Date:
1930
Medium:
Bronze and gold painted metal plaque
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 16 x 3/4 x 16 in. ( 40 x 40.6 x 1.9 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Oscar T. Barck
Object Number:
1930.15
Marks:
copyright mark: "EDISON LIGHT'S GOLDEN JUBILEE JC"
inscribed: on front: "R S"
inscribed: back: "MEDALLIC-ART-CO./N. Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
18413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Classification:
Date:
1907
Medium:
Copper alloy, wood, paint, and bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/16 x 7 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 24 x 18.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1926.10
Marks:
inscribed: base of relief: ABRAHAM LINCOLN/**1809*1865**"
copyright mark: proper left side: "1907 COPYRIGHT 1907 BY V. D. BRENNER"
Gallery Label:
This is the same portrait of Lincoln that appears on the Lincoln penny.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1907
eMuseum Object ID:
18410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eagle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880-1882
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 22 x 11 3/4 in. ( 62.2 x 55.9 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden eagle with turned head open beak and spread wings; painted yellow, with red on eyes and tongue; standing on dome mounted on circular base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1933.120
Gallery Label:
This carved wooden eagle was used as part of the ornament over a doorway of the Eagle Hotel, Bronx, New York. The hotel was situated at what is now known as McKinley Square.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
18408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
Late 19th century or early 20th century
Medium:
Off-white oil based (?) painted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 18 1/2 x 12 in. ( 71.1 x 47 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1933.51
Gallery Label:
This is a replica of the original terracotta by Houdon in the Louvre. The original is believed to have been made in 1786, or very soon after Houdon returned to France from the United States.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18362
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Copper alloy brass sandcast
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 1 in. ( 12.4 x 8.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust: Teddy Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1926.54
Marks:
inscriptions: on base: "TEDDY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18360
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
1858 (patented)
Medium:
Cast iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 3/4 x 29 x 4 in. ( 98.4 x 73.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. William Dennistoun Murphy
Object Number:
1925.92
Marks:
signed: bottom, under proper left shoulder: "A.W. Jones, Sculp, N.Y."
inscribed: base of frame: "Patented 1858"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
18358
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Richard Upjohn (1802-1878)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Pale sand colored painted terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 8 1/8 x 6 in. ( 33 x 20.6 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles B. Upjohn
Object Number:
1935.138
Marks:
inscriptions: base inscribed: "R. Upjohn/by K. Mueler".
Gallery Label:
The subject was the architect of Trinity Church when it was rebuilt in 1839-1840.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
18356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
N-YHS Gold Medal for Achievement in History
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1925
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Diameter: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
Description:
Cast
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Mary Madison McGuire
Object Number:
1925.190b
Gallery Label:
See N-YHS "Annual Report," 1925, p.11; R.W.G. Vail, "Knickerbocker History," p.229 (history of the N-YHS)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
18355
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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