Historic New England

Miniature portrait of Ellen Dean Ladd (1819-1847)

Miniature watercolor on ivory bust length portrait of woman wearing a red dress in front of red drapes, mounted in an oval metal frame with foliate border and pendant loop at top, all mounted in a painted green molded wood frame with red velvet mat.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 103949

Accession Number: 1993.721.2

Miniature Portrait of a Man

Miniature painting on ivory of a man holding a book, set in a brass frame with beaded and twisted rope borders.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 103950

Accession Number: 1993.838

Picture Frame

Oval ormolu picture frame with stand. Swag border and applied ormolu bow at top.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103951

Accession Number: 1935.1563

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over black cloth of a woman facing right with a hair comb and wide lace collar, mounted in a molded wood frame. Hair details added in pencil.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103952

Accession Number: 1919.442

Miniature portrait of Georgianna Poor (1849-1919)

Miniature watercolor portrait on ivory of a woman in a white off-the-shoulder dress and large hair pin on a blue background, mounted in an oval brass frame with twisted rope and beaded borders and applied bow at top.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: A. C. Tamagno (Miniaturist)

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

GUSN: 103953

Accession Number: 1939.323

Relief Roundels

Wood shadow box displaying thirty-six relief roundels (two missing) of classical figures and scenes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103954

Accession Number: 2008.67

Silhouette Portrait

Full length positive-cut silhouette portrait of man facing right holding a hat and cane, cut from black paper and set on white paper, sepia painted details for ground, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103955

Accession Number: 2008.65

Miniature portrait of an unknown man

Oval painted miniature portrait on ivory of a man facing slightly left, set in a red leather case (missing cover).

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, gilt bronze

GUSN: 103956

Accession Number: 2008.63

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait cut from black paper with gold paint details of a man facing right, set on cream paper and mounted in a painted black wood frame with gilt inner border.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Hubard, William James (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103957

Accession Number: 1926.603

Portrait of John Burden Barstow

Painted profile portrait on paper of a man facing left wearing a black coat, yellow waistcoat and ruffled collar, mounted in gilded wood frame with verre eglomise mat.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103958

Accession Number: 1928.1405

Picture Frame

Gold metal frame with stamped leaf chain border around a beaded border and four rosettes surrounding an oval opening, attached to wood frame.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103959

Accession Number: 1927.806

Silhouette Portrait

Painted silhouette bust length portrait of a man with high collar.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103960

Accession Number: 1956.56

Silhouette Portrait

Painted silhouette bust length portrait of a woman with lace collar and bonnet with blue ribbon.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103961

Accession Number: 1956.57

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black textile of a man facing left, clothing details and hair done in black and yellow ink, mounted in a gilt wood frame.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103962

Accession Number: 1928.1406

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black silk of a man facing left with drawn pencil hair details, mounted in a wood frame and a verre eglomise mat with an oval opening and ray border.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103963

Accession Number: 1925.626

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a man facing left, mounted in a rectangular fitted burgundy leather case with cover, purple silk lining and gold mat with octagonal opening.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103964

Accession Number: 2008.64

Ivorytype of John Webster

Photograph on glass of John Webster facing slightly right wearing a black coat and a blue-grey neck tie, mounted in a upholstered velvet frame with oval opening.

Date: 1855-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103965

Accession Number: 1952.471

Framed Cabinet Card

Three-quarter length photograph portrait of a woman wearing a bonnet, framed in green silk floral damask picture frame.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103966

Accession Number: 2008.62

Miniature portrait of Supply Clapp Thwing (1798-1877)

Miniature watercolor on ivory half length portrait of a man facing front and wearing a black coat and yellow vest, one arm is resting on arm of an upholstered sofa, classical marble urn in background. Mounted behind an ormolu mat and within an album.

Date: 1830

Maker: Harvey, George, ca. 1800-1878 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103967

Accession Number: 1935.403

Miniature portrait of Elsie Fellowes (Davis) Thwing (1804-1845)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait of woman facing slightly right wearing a lace shawl and bonnet with pink ribbons, blue background, set behind an ormolu mat with oval opening and within a album page.

Date: 1830

Maker: Harvey, George, ca. 1800-1878 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103968

Accession Number: 1935.404

Miniature portrait of Supply Clap Thwing (1798-1877)

Miniature watercolor on porcelain, bust length portrait of a man wearing a black suit, bow tie, and spectacles, set behind a gilded plaster mat with an oval opening and mounted in a page of an album.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: Till, Franz (Miniaturist)

Material: porcelain, gilt bronze

GUSN: 103969

Accession Number: 1935.405

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a woman facing left wearing a bonnet, set behind a verre eglomise mat with oval opening and four flowers in corners, mounted in an album page.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103970

Accession Number: 1935.406

Miniature portrait of Sarah (Homans) Thwing (1770-1833)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, half length portrait of a woman facing slightly left wearing a black dress with lace collar, bonnet, and peach silk shawl, set behind an ormolu mat with rectangular opening, mounted in an album page.

Date: 1830

Maker: Harvey, George, ca. 1800-1878 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103971

Accession Number: 1935.407

Silhouette portrait of Samuel Livermore

Painted bust length silhouette portrait of man facing right, set on an album page.

Date: 1780-1803

Maker: Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)

GUSN: 103972

Accession Number: 1935.408

Portrait of Edward St. Loe Livermore

Pastel on paper. Half-length portrait of a man facing left, set on an album page.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103973

Accession Number: 1935.410

Miniature portrait of Samuel Thwing (1796-1816)

Miniature watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait of a man facing slightly right and wearing a naval uniform, set in a molded oval ormolu frame with pendant loop at top and mounted in an album page.

Date: 1814-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103974

Accession Number: 1935.411

Button

Round brass button with eagle holding a shield with an anchor surrounded by sixteen stars, set in a round gilded molded wood frame on a black ground, mounted in a album page.

Date: 1814-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103975

Accession Number: 1935.412

Photograph

Photograph of three women and young boy, two sitting and two standing, mounted in molded wood frame with gilded inner border and white mat with oval opening.

Date: 1870-1876

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103976

Accession Number: 1993.500

Silhouette portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Livermore Brown

Painted black silhouette portrait of a woman facing left with lace collar; Mounted in an oval brass frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1780-1795

Maker: Attributed to Doyle, William M.S., 1769-1828 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103977

Accession Number: 1951.149

Miniature portrait of Margaret Morton (Quincy) Greene (1806-1882)

Watercolor on ivory miniature bust length portrait of a woman facing slightly left wearing a white dress with a white lace shawl and a white lace cap, mounted behind an ormolu mat with oval opening in a hinged leather case with embossed floral decoration and a red velvet lining.

Date: 1848

Maker: Brown, Henry I., 1822-ca. 1880 (Miniaturist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ivory (tooth component), gilt bronze

GUSN: 103979

Accession Number: 1993.12

Silhouette Portrait

Full length silhouette cut from black paper of a woman facing left and holding a fan, mounted in a veneered wood frame.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103980

Accession Number: 1947.114

Silhouette Portrait

Bust length silhouette portrait of a woman facing right with flowers in her hair, mounted in a wood frame with shaped corners with a molded gilt metal inner border and a green floral mat with an oval opening.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103981

Accession Number: 1947.105

Silhouette

Hollow cut and painted half length silhouette portrait over black ground of a woman facing right, painted hair and dress with blue ribbon around neck and waist, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103982

Accession Number: 1925.647

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over a black ground of a man facing left with painted details for shirt and hair, mounted in a veneered wood frame with black mat with oval opening and painted gold decoration around edge and corners.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103983

Accession Number: 1922.145

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait over a black ground of a woman facing right with a high hairstyle and lace collar, mounted in a veneered and inlaid wood frame.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Possibly Rosenberg, Charles Christian

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103984

Accession Number: 1947.120

Wax Relief Portrait

White wax relief portrait of a man facing left wearing a military uniform, set on blue background and mounted in an oval painted black molded frame.

Date: 1796

Maker: Tassie, James (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103985

Accession Number: 1924.112

Picture Frame

Double picture frame covered in pink velvet with large cream and brown flowers.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103986

Accession Number: 1942.5170

Picture Frame

Double picture frame covered in peach silk with dark orange Chinese characters.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103987

Accession Number: 1942.5171

Wax Relief Portrait

White wax bas-relief bust length portrait of a man facing left, set in an oval leather hinged case with burgundy velvet lining.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Possibly Ball, Thomas (Sculptor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103988

Accession Number: 1931.495

Bowl

Circular brass bowl with engraved decoration including flowers, Asiatic characters, and a frog.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), engraving (action)

GUSN: 170370

Accession Number: 2006.44.964

Funnel

Dark metal funnel with ring handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 170376

Accession Number: 2006.44.2299

Coaster

Round ceramic base with pierced metal sides. Painted blue pastoral scene with windmill.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 170377

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.1

Coaster

Round ceramic bottom with pierced metal edge. Painted blue sailboat scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 170378

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.5

Coaster

Round ceramic base with pierced metal sides. Painted blue sailboat scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 170380

Accession Number: 2006.44.2811.4

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait set over black ground of a man facing left, drawn details for hair and vest, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103835

Accession Number: 1925.660

Silhouette

Painted bust length silhouette portrait of a man facing left, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103836

Accession Number: 1925.661

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait set over black silk of a woman facing right, mounted in an oval brass frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103837

Accession Number: 1925.662

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set on black ground of a woman facing left, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with foliate and reed borders.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103838

Accession Number: 1925.663

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait set over a black ground of an older woman facing left wearing a bonnet, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103839

Accession Number: 1925.664

Silhouette Portrait

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black paper of a woman facing left with a comb in hair and lace collar, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103840

Accession Number: 1926.604

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