Fanny Eissler (1810-1884)
Classification:
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Bisque
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 5 x 8 in. ( 38.1 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Figurine
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Object Number:
1947.274
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18187
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chief Black Hawk (1768-1838)
Classification:
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Painted and overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 7 x 8 1/2 in. ( 31.1 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait head
Credit Line:
Purchase, General Fund
Object Number:
1946.360
Marks:
inscriptions: paper tape: "BLACK HAWK-INDIAN CHIEF OF THE "SAC + FOX" TRIBE BORN -1768-died October -3-1838 IMMENSE PERCEPTIVE. LARGE LOCALITY AND EVENTUALITY"
small label: on inside: "Black Hawk head 16-83"
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:
18186
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
R. Orr - Paisley
Classification:
Date:
1803
Medium:
Porcelain on black velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.616
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1803
eMuseum Object ID:
18173
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
White porcelain on blue background with black frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.613
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
18172
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Earl of Lauderdale
Classification:
Date:
1806
Medium:
White marble on brown background with mahogany frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 5/8 x 15/16 in. ( 12.7 x 11.7 x 2.4 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.614
Marks:
signed: on back in ink: "Earl/Lauderdale/HENNING F1806; 302/Earl of Lauderdale/Henning/1806"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
18171
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Member of the Vanden Huysen Family (Son)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
Early 18th century
Medium:
Painted wax with silk waistcoat and painted and gilded pine frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 3/16 x 1 1/2 in. ( 14.9 x 10.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.555
Marks:
inscribed: back of frame, painted: "JOHN"
inscribed: back of frame: "9218B"
scratched: on glass: "Johann..L" (?)
Gallery Label:
Sitter possibly named "John" or "Johannes"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18168
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Christopher Kunze, D.D. (1744-1807)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
Early 19th century
Medium:
Painted wax with glass, plaster, and corrugated paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 9/16 x 5 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14.1 x 13.7 x 2.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1933.40
Gallery Label:
A Lutheran clergyman and a professor of Oriental languages at Columbia College, the subject came to America in 1770 from his native Saxony. He became a member of The New-York Historical Society in 1804.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
Late 18th century-early 19th century
Medium:
Bisque and bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 in. ( 25.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait bust
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mr. Charles Allen Munn
Object Number:
1924.84
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed on back: "L P SEVRES"
Provenance:
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18166
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
Late 18th century
Medium:
Wood, bone, and paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 16.8 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mr. Charles Allen Munn
Object Number:
1924.80
Marks:
inscriptions: below bust: "G. WASHINGTON"
paper label: advertisement cutting on back with description: "868"
inscribed: on back (?): "#92" [old N-YHS #]
Provenance:
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18165
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Classification:
Date:
Late 19th century
Medium:
Papier mache, paint, cotton, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait mask of Goerge Washington.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John L. Lefferts (Helena Kissam)
Object Number:
INV.15013
Gallery Label:
C. M. Lefferts Collection
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18162
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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