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Portrait of Isaac Backus (1724-1806)

Modeled colored wax relief portrait of man facing left wearing a red jacket, green waistcoat and white wig, set on glass in a deep veneered wood frame.

Date: 1800-1826

Maker: Probably Flaxman, John, 1755-1826 (Artist)

Material: glass (material), wax, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 103872

Accession Number: 1939.34

Miniature portrait of Henry Poor (1803-1879)

Miniature watercolor bust length portrait on ivory of an older man wearing a gray suit, mounted in an oval brass frame with a beaded border, loop attachment at top, stand on reverse.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103873

Accession Number: 1939.321

Miniature portrait of Margaret (Wyer) Poor (1811-1895)

Bust length portrait miniature watercolor on ivory of an older woman wearing a green dress with lace collar and cameo brooch at neck, mounted in a oval metal frame with stand on reverse.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: A. C. Tamagno (Miniaturist)

Material: ivory (tooth component), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103874

Accession Number: 1939.322

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black ground of a young man facing left, mounted in an oval black painted wood frame.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103875

Accession Number: 1940.277

Portrait of Elizabeth Bennett

Modeled colored wax portrait of woman facing left wearing a white dress, lace cap and a finger ring, set in a deep wood frame behind glass.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: Possibly Rauschner, John Christian (1760-after 1812) (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103876

Accession Number: 1952.465

Portrait of Joseph Allen

Modeled colored wax relief portrait of man facing right with black coat and white collar, set in a deep wood frame behind glass.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: Possibly Rauschner, John Christian (1760-after 1812) (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103877

Accession Number: 1952.466

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk with pencil drawn details of hair and collar of a man facing left, mounted in a painted black frame with an oval opening with a brass border.

Date: 1750-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103878

Accession Number: 1941.957

Print

Printed engraving of the capture of the Frigate Guerriere by the U.S. Frigate Constitution, mounted in a plain round brass frame.

Date: 1812-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103879

Accession Number: 1943.124

Engraved Portrait

Printed engraving of a bust length portrait of Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) in his navy uniform, mounted in a plain round brass frame.

Date: 1812-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103880

Accession Number: 1943.125

Silhouette Portrait

Full length positive-cut silhouette portrait cut from black paper of a man facing right with a top hat and cane, painted ground details, mounted in a veneered mahogany frame.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103881

Accession Number: 1944.848

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette portrait cut from black paper of Dr. Charles Burroughs preaching from the pulpit, mounted in black wood frame.

Date: 1841

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103882

Accession Number: 1945.443

Silhouette Portrait

Full length silhouette portrait of Dr. Samuel Freeman wearing a top hat and holding a cane, cut from black paper and set on white paper, mounted in a plain black painted wood frame.

Date: 1841

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103883

Accession Number: 1945.444

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man preaching from a pulpit with one arm gesturing forward and the other holding a pair of spectacles, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: 1828

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103884

Accession Number: 1947.43A

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man preaching from a pulpit with one arm reaching forward clasping a pair of spectacles, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: 1828

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103885

Accession Number: 1947.43B

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man preaching from a pulpit with one arm raised and pointing to the sky, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: 1828

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103886

Accession Number: 1947.43C

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man preaching from a pulpit with hands clasped and face skyward, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: 1828

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103887

Accession Number: 1947.43D

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette cut from white paper and set on black silk of a woman facing right wearing a bonnet, mounted in a painted black frame with oval opening and grape cluster finding at top.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103888

Accession Number: 1947.44

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over white paper of a woman facing right, mounted in a gilt and painted wood frame with molded relief floral sprays applied at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103889

Accession Number: 1947.45

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set over black silk of a young woman facing right, mounted in a painted black wood frame with oval opening with gilt border, brass grape cluster hanging mount at top of frame.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103890

Accession Number: 1947.46

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in a round brass frame.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103891

Accession Number: 1947.47

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black paper of a woman facing left, three shields of white paper below, mounted in a painted with frame with gilt borders.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103892

Accession Number: 1947.49

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut paper silhouette set on black textile of a woman facing left, set in an oval dark wood frame under glass.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103893

Accession Number: 1947.50

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut silhouette set on white paper of a woman facing right, set in a black wood frame with gilt inner border.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103894

Accession Number: 1947.51

Silhouette Portrait

Reproduction bust length silhouette of a man facing left with a ribbon in his hair, painted oval gold border, mounted in an oval molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1938

Maker: Edgar, Carmen Denton

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103895

Accession Number: 1947.95

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut out silhouette set on white paper of a woman facing left, matted on a piece of green cotton with floral buds, set in a painted gold plaster frame.

Date: ca. 1906

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103896

Accession Number: 1947.97

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from black paper and set over white card of a young boy facing left with painted gold details on hair, collar and coat, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black borders.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Maginn, J.L. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103897

Accession Number: 1947.98

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette cut from black paper of a young boy facing right with painted gold hair and coat details, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black edge.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Maginn, J.L. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103898

Accession Number: 1947.99

Silhouette Portrait

Half length silhouette portrait cut from black paper and set on white card of a woman facing left wearing a bonnet with gold painted details for hair, hat and dress, mounted in a veneered wood frame with two inlaid borders of light wood.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Maginn, J.L. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103899

Accession Number: 1947.100

Silhouette Portrait

Half length portrait silhouette cut from black paper and set over white paper of a young girl facing left, mounted in a large dark stained wood frame with white mat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103900

Accession Number: 1947.101A

Silhouette Portrait

Half length portrait silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a young girl facing right, mounted in a large stained wood frame with white mat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103901

Accession Number: 1947.101B

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from black paper of a man facing right wearing a hat, mounted in a large wood frame.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103902

Accession Number: 1947.102

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette of woman facing right with flowers in hair, mounted in a black wood frame with green floral paper mat with oval opening. Copy of a Bache original.

Date: ca. 1939

Maker: Edgar, Carmen Denton

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103903

Accession Number: 1947.104

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length painted silhouette of a man facing left with pencil drawn spectacles and hair details, mounted in a painted black wood frame with gold colored metal mat and three leaf metal hanging loop at top.

Date: 1938

Maker: Edgar, Carmen Denton (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103904

Accession Number: 1947.106

Silhouette Portrait

Black paper cut silhouette of a woman facing left with painted gold details in hair and dress, mounted within a gilded frame with oval opening.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Possibly Hubard, William James (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103905

Accession Number: 1947.108

Silhouette Portrait

Painted bust length silhouette portrait of a woman facing right wearing a lace bonnet and wide lace collar, mounted in a black painted wood frame with stained wood mat with oval opening.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: Possibly Hubard, William James (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103906

Accession Number: 1947.110

Silhouette Portrait

This hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black silk is of a man facing right. The silhouette is cut from a block printed bustline and mounted in a molded wood frame with an eglomise painted mat in green, yellow and red with an oval opening.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103907

Accession Number: 1947.111

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in a painted black wood frame (not original) with oval opening and gilt border, metal grape bunch decoration at top. The cutting on the bustline and dress front is particularly fine.

Date: 1813

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103908

Accession Number: 1947.113

Silhouette Portrait

Silhouette of cut black paper set on white paper of Benjamin Franklin facing left, mounted in a molded wood frame with gilt inner border.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103909

Accession Number: 1947.115

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a old woman facing left wearing a bonnet, mounted in a veneered wood frame with small rectangular opening.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103910

Accession Number: 1947.116

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black glass of a woman facing left, mounted in an oval gilded and molded wood frame.

Date: 1793-1820

Maker: Possibly Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103911

Accession Number: 1947.117

Silhouette Portrait

Full length silhouette cut from black paper and set on white paper of a man facing left with hat in hand, mounted in a gilded molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103912

Accession Number: 1947.118

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black silk of a man facing left, mounted in a painted black wood frame with oval opening and grape cluster finding at top.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103913

Accession Number: 1947.119

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from white paper and set on black silk of a woman facing left, mounted in a brass frame.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103914

Accession Number: 1947.121

Silhouette Portrait

Double hollow cut silhouette portraits over a black ground of a woman facing right and a man facing left. Mounted in gilded wood frame with pink mat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103915

Accession Number: 1948.71

Drawing

Pencil drawing on paper of the Battle of Bunker Hill, mounted in a veneered wood frame, printed key attached in plastic on reverse and old newspaper clipping with inscription.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Frossard, Edouard

GUSN: 103916

Accession Number: 1955.10

Portrait of Abigail (Dawes) Waters (1721-1816)

Bust-length portrait of a older woman in sepia tone, mounted in a wood frame with oval opening with painted gold border.

Date: 1800-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103917

Accession Number: 1956.54

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black paper of a man facing left, ink drawn details of hair, mounted in a painted black wood frame.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103918

Accession Number: 1956.55

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Woven cross-hatch pattern in white on a dark gray ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103500

Accession Number: 2008.6.22

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Urn with floral bouquet with floral trails, swags and scrolling foliage. Printed in two pinks, mauve, yellow, brown, two blues, and three greens on a cream grosgrain ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103501

Accession Number: 2008.6.23

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Mixed flower bunches with scrolling foliage and swags. Printed in beige, peach, brown, crimson, and four greens on a glossy cream ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103502

Accession Number: 2008.6.24