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Portraits and silhouettes of historical figures, including children and adults, framed in decorative styles from the 18th to 19th centuries.

Willem V, 1748-1806, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Anonymous, c. 1780, Portrait miniature
Willem V, 1748-1806, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Anonymous, c. 1780, Portrait miniature
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Medallion (France); earthenware, salmon coloredCloak Pin 1750-1800. Cloak Pin 2085Post-mortem Portrait of an Old Woman, anonymous, 1850 photograph copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave) historical persons. adult woman. the corpsePortrait of a man, Joseph Marinkel, 1755 miniature (painting) Portrait of a man, bust to the right. Part of the portrait miniatures collection. ivory. watercolor (paint). metal. leather. textile materials. glass historical persons not known by namePlaque 1776-1800. Plaque 5144Card Number 628, Hattie Robins, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-7), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the seventh subset, N145-7. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Duke of Cumberland late 18th century James Tassie British, Scottish. Duke of Cumberland. James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735-1799 London). British, London. late 18th century. Glass paste. GlassAmbrotype - Unidentified lady, about 1856 Coffret fabriqu par Coffret fabriqu par $eognl:#state.prefix Samuel Peck & Company (founded 1850)Post -mortem portrait of presumably Mary Wheeler, Anonymous, 1840 - 1860 photograph copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave). silk historical persons. adult woman. the corpse. Portrait medallion in marble from Anna Maria Mittscherlich at around fourth age. Plated wooden table in 19th century.Albert-Désiré Barre (1818-1878). Medal. Hélène de Mecklembourg - Schwerin, Duchess of Orleans. Metal, bronze. Nineteenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58764-10 Bronze, bun, duchess, medal, metal, mat, numismatics, Prussian princess, profile, portrait, braid, 19th centuryButton (Haiti); Attributed to Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730-1796); Made for Toussaint L'Ouverture; gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metalBrooch, photograph, gilded metal, Circular; portrait of a young man; gilded metal frame with double rope twist., USA, ca. 1890, jewelry, Decorative Arts, BroochPortrait of an unknown young woman, Victor (photographer), 1854 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). ambrotype historical persons. adolescent, young woman, maidenFrances Alofsen. Unknown maker, AmericanRing with self-portrait, Bernard Picart, Anonymous, c. 1725. Large lacquer box decorated with a representation of a man who stoves a boat in gold and mother-of-pearl inlay.Medal 1800-83 American. Medal. American. 1800-83. Copper. Probably made in United StatesProfile of a Man William James Hubard (American, born England, 1807-1862). Profile of a Man, ca. 1835. Painted paper cut-out mounted to wove paper in papier-mché frame with brass hanger, Image (sight): 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (8.6 x 7 cm). Decorative Arts ca. 1835Franciszek II (I) Habsburg, the last Roman-German emperor (1792-1806), the first emperor of Austria (1768-1835), son of Leopold II and Maria Ludwiki Bourbon; 1800 (1800-00-00-1800-00-00);Hesja (Germany), Hessen und Bei Rhein, Ernst Ludwig (Grossherzog - 1868-1937) - collections, copies, foreign miniatures, men, orders, rulers, soldiersDorothy Posten, Cameo Pin and Ring, c 1937 Cameo Pin and RingPortrait of an unknown man, Anonymous, 1880 - 1900 photograph leather. metal. cloth historical personsMiniature portrait of a young woman, (unknown date). Attributed to George EngleheartMartin Van Buren. Dimensions: 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (2.9 x 1.6 cm) (in a ring). Date: ca. 1862.This portrait of Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) is based on a photograph by Mathew B. Brady (1823-1896). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Medallion 18th century James Tassie British, Scottish. Medallion. British, London. 18th century. Glass paste. GlassPortrait of Jaap Pennink as a baby, c. 1898 - c. 1899 Photograph. visit card Part of photo album of the Boelen, Matthes and Pennink families. Utrecht cardboard. paper. photographic support historical persons. studio requisites ~ photographer. infant, baby ~ the ages of man UtrechtBronze and others. Statuette of boxwood, sixteenth century Bronze and others. Statuette of boxwood, sixteenth century. Black and white projection plate. 1900-1930. Photograph of Jacques-Ernest Bulloz (1858-1942).Bust of a woman 16th century German This portrait medallion is probably a backgammon counter.. Bust of a woman. German. 16th century. Boxwood. Sculpture-MiniatureCarpenter in Top Hat with Hatchet, Compass, Square, and Hand Saw. Artist: Unknown (American). Dimensions: Image: 6.6 x 5.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.)Plate: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)Case: 1.1 x 9.1 x 7.9 cm (7/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.). Date: 1850s-1860s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Cup on foot with photo of boy, c. 1870 - c. 1900 cup Carlstadt .Caroline von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, (1721-1774), 1770 approx. (1750-00-00-1750-00-00);Hesja (Germany), Hessen und Bei Rhein, Ernst Ludwig (Grossherzog - 1868-1937) - collections, jewelry, women, miniatures, portraits, female portraits, costumes, costumes, dresses, hairstyles, rulersPortrait of Susan Pern Blundell; French; May 22, 1847; DaguerreotypeBrooch. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bertha Semple.Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby 1883 Anonymous, British, 19th century. Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby. Anonymous, British, 19th century. 1883. Heavy card-stock, chromolithography, die-cut scraps, pink colored string, small pink pencilDaguerreotype photograph of a man with a mustache and blue accessory, seated, possibly hand-colored, created around 1850.Cameo set into a modern ring; Attributed to Protarchos; 100-1 B.C; Sardonyx set in modern gold ring; 1.8 cm (11,16 in.)Souvenir with portrait of a woman 1789 French, Paris In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with Doll 1800-15 American. Doll 17768Portraits of Martin Luther and his wife Catharina von Bora, 1525, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), oil on panel, diameter 10 cm.Death of Jacobus Noorman, pastor in Akersloot, Anonymous, 1712 Silver oval medal with carrying eye. Front: holy Jacobus, with cloak, hat on the back and staff, to which pouch is bound in hand inside Covering. Reverse: Inscription Netherlands silver (metal) striking (metalworking) AkerslootBrooch WedgwoodTriple locket. Date/Period: 1810 - 1850. Painting. Height: 40 mm (1.57 in); Width: 30 mm (1.18 in). Author: UNKNOWN ARTIST.Brooch 1860s American or European. Brooch 124760Old photoFramed Miniature of Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, 1896-1908. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842-1918). Gold, rubies, diamonds, gouache, ivory, glass; overall: 13.2 x 10.2 cm (5 3/16 x 4 in.).William Middleton. Artist: Mary Roberts (died 1761 Charleston, South Carolina). Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm). Date: ca. 1752-58.The English émigré Mary Roberts was the first known miniaturist in the American colonies. She arrived in Charleston before 1735 with her husband, Bishop, and after his death in 1740 seems to have supported herself by her work. Although Roberts is thought to have been prolific, her works are rare, as most have gone unrecorded. The Museum's group of five miniatures nearly doubles her extant oeuvre. Roberts worked in a diminutive format, and her extremely small and detailed work betrays her English training.These miniatures, which date from the early 1750s and retain their original gold cases, portray a group of cousins, the children of brothers William (1710-1775) and Henry (1717-1784) Middleton. The figures sit high in the tiny picture plane. The two girls, Henrietta (1750-1792) and Hester (1754-1789), and the youngest boy, Thomas (1753-1779), weaPhoto Frames. .Souvenir 1775-81 French, Paris In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchants advertiIn the manner of Vienna, Statuette: Female Pilgrim, 19th Century, hard-paste porcelain.Limoges Porcelain Factory, Plate, 19th century, hard-paste porcelain.Clock, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Clock, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyMlle. Basco, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-8), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the eighth subset, N145-8. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Mlle. Basco, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 650628Unknown family. .Portrait of an unknown young woman, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). wood (plant material). leather ambrotype historical persons - BB - woman. adolescent, young woman, maidenGroup portrait of a school class, 1880 - 1900 photograph. frame metal. wood (plant material). paper. glass. cardboard albumen print elementary school; class, formGolden snuff box with a miniature portrait of a lady, Anonymous, 1761 - 1762 Oval golden box with flower branches and draperies in email. In the middle of the lid an oval painted miniature portrait under glass of a lady, bust to left, prospective, with a hat with bows. Mt.: Iig. Miniature portrait French school, second half of the 18th century. France gold (metal). glass Oval golden box with flower branches and draperies in email. In the middle of the lid an oval painted miniature portrait under glass of a lady, bust to left, prospective, with a hat with bows. Mt.: Iig. Miniature portrait French school, second half of the 18th century. France gold (metal). glassTabakierka Stobwasser varnish babrikPortrait of a woman. Anonymous photography. Colored daguerreotype presented in a leather setting, 1845. Paris, Carnavalet museum. DAGUERREOTYPE, PortraitBox, late 1700s. Possibly studio or workshop of Johann Heinrich Stobwasser (German, 1740-1829). Lacquered wood; overall: 2.6 x 10.5 cm (1 x 4 1/8 in.).Souvenir with portrait of a man 1779-80 French, Paris In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, withSilhouette of Half-Length of Officer Buncombe. Silhouette of Half-Length of Officer. Decorative ArtsStereoscopic Case, Partially Nude Strongman Holding Indian Clubs 1853-60s Unknown. Stereoscopic Case, Partially Nude Strongman Holding Indian Clubs. Unknown (American). 1853-60s. Daguerreotype with applied color. PhotographsSnuffbox 1765-66 French, Paris In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuffboxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace. Gold snuffboxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuffbox, too, had become an important social prop. Snuffboxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchants advertiUnknown, Statuette: Court Lady, 19th Century, hard-paste porcelain.A daguerreotype portrait of Pauline Gassenbauer, a noblewoman from Heid, created around 1850. The image depicts mid-19th century formal attire and studio portraiture conventions.Carved wooden crowned coat of arms including the name G.I. Proons, coat of arms information form wood carving sculpture sculpture wood paint gold, Coat of arms of G.I. Proons with the shield in silver planted green tree accompanied on the left and right of red-faced bird with crown with eleven pearls above name under escutcheon: G.I. Proons heraldry regent Rotterdam City Center Stadsdriehoek Hoogstraat Gasthuis Rotterdam.Tooth Extractor, Tooth Puller, Anonymous, c. 1580Cameo with Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1775-1799 Burslem. Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer). Stoneware (jasperware) . Wedgwood Manufactory (Manufacturer)Stereograph of unidentified woman, full-length, facing front, seated beside chair draped with fur, with fur cuffs () on carpeted floor, and bonnet () on table with tablecloth | Library of CongressPortrait of a Young Man, anonymous, 1840 - 1860 photograph. brooch copper (metal). glass. broche: brass (alloy) historical persons. youth, adolescentButton (Haiti); Attributed to Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730-1796); Made for Toussaint L'Ouverture; gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metalMichiel Adriaansz. De Ruyter, Gottfried Eichler, 1666 locket One -sided medallion in brass ring rear glass on bearing eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man with chain chain around his neck, somewhat to the left inside. Reverse: label with inscription. Berlin gypsum. brass (alloy). glass castingBox with watch and automaton ca. 1825-30 Swiss. Box with watch and automaton. Swiss. ca. 1825-30. Gold, enamel, pearls. HorologyPortrait miniature of little boy, portrait miniature painting sculptures ivory paint watercolor ivory backing, Standing rounded rectangular smooth and gold colored frame inside children's portrait behind glass sphere. Reverse side with paper covered remains of wax seal Hoffman G.W. Burger Rotterdam Gerardus Willem Burger (Rotterdam 1856 - Doorn 1916), among others, municipal councilor in Rotterdam from 1903 to 1916.Miniature Madonna and Child Unknown. Miniature Madonna and Child. Miniature, 3 1/6 x 2 5/16 in. (8.0 x 5.9 cm). European ArtCommemorative plate - Right Hon. Sir John A. MacDonald, K.C.B.Urn of flowers and fruits Corneille Van Spaendonck (1756-1840). Urn of flowers and fruits. Oil on fine silk fabric cloth on paper or cardboard. Paris, Cognacq-Jay Museum.Equality. Equality, cut out in biscuit.Gijsbertus Johannus van den Berg, Portrait miniature by Mathijs Pieter van der Burght, portrait miniature painting footage gold wood paint watercolor ivory ivory backing (day size), Standing rectangular wooden frame with gold-plated profile edge inside black frame with pierced bead and floral pattern in the corners; oval cutout inside which male portrait Bol glass slide. Reverse side with hanging eye closed with tacked thick cardboard Front right in background: GJ van den Berg fecit 1791 Rotterdam Mathijs Pieter van der Burght Jacobus Catharina Guenellon Johanna Elzina Bake Casper Bake Johanna Margaretha Bruining engagementPost -mortem portrait of an unknown woman, Anonymous, 1840 - 1860 photograph copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave) historical persons. adult woman. the corpsePortrait of an unknown couple, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 photograph. frame glass. metal. wood (plant material). paper. rope ambrotype marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'. historical persons. historical persons - BB - womanSilversmith's Art, Great Britain 19th century. Engraved silver snuffbox with an enamel plate depicting a double portrait.Drum, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Drum, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyCloak Pin (Knob or Tieback). Probably Birmingham, England. Date: 1775-1785. Dimensions: Diam. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). Transfer printed and polychrome enamels on copper, brass. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Untitled Made 1839-1900 Unknown Place. Daguerreotype . UnknownFour professions to the Menselyk Bedryf, Anonymous, After Jan Luyken, After Caspar Luyken, c. 1700 - c. 1790 Four glasses with deputies of professions in a wooden stress. A fifth glass (second from the left) is missing. On the far left: the musician plays on a lute. To the right of that: missing. In the middle: the instrument maker, in his left hand a lute, left and right of him a cello. To the right of that: the embroidery, sitting at a table by the window. On the far right: the tailor, standing behind a table with a piece of textile, busy with needle and wire. Netherlands oak (wood). glass Four glasses with deputies of professions in a wooden stress. A fifth glass (second from the left) is missing. On the far left: the musician plays on a lute. To the right of that: missing. In the middle: the instrument maker, in his left hand a lute, left and right of him a cello. To the right of that: the embroidery, sitting at a table by the window. On the far right: the tailor, standing behind aStudy of Female Bust Sculpture. Unknown maker, AmericanAmbrotype - Portrait of an unidentified man, 1850-1870Profile Bust of a Salem Gentleman ca. 1800-1812 John Christian Rauschner German. Profile Bust of a Salem Gentleman. ca. 1800-1812. Wax, glass, woodMedallion Portrait of a Woman, c. 1850. Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894), and Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808-1901). Daguerreotype, whole-plate; image: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.); framed: 32.5 x 27.3 cm (12 13/16 x 10 3/4 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.).Plate - "Stevens House, Hoboken". Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 9" wide. Medium: black and white photograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helmut Hiatt.Portrait of an unknown baby, 1880 - 1900 photograph. panel wood (plant material). velvet (fabric weave). cardboard. metal infant, baby. anonymous historical person portrayedCarnavalet museum, medal collectionPortrait of a Lady ca. 1835 American. Portrait of a Lady 15196SnuffBox. Maker: Jacob Hurd, American, 1702-1758Box with miniature portrait of a woman ca. 1790 Miniature by a French Painter French This very fine miniature is set in the lid of a box made of gold and blue glass.. Box with miniature portrait of a woman 193823Post-mortemportret, anonymous, 1840 - 1860 photograph copper (metal). glass. leather. velvet (fabric weave) historical persons. the corpsePhoto Frames, Gebroeders Cordes (possibly), 1888 - 1901 Photograph. visit card. frame Haarlem fruitwood. glass. baryta paper. metal. cardboard anonymous historical person portrayed - BB - woman. head-gear: capMrs. Maria Oswald-Hindermann. .