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Mary Theodosia Palmer Banks

Attribution:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Mary Theodosia Palmer Banks, 16 Oct 1819 - 31 Jan 1901  Search this
Medium:
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions:
Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 1/16")
Type:
Photographic Negative
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1860
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Equipment\Umbrella\Parasol  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow  Search this
Mary Theodosia Palmer Banks: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Object number:
NPG.81.M2393
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm414da53d3-23d0-4c08-8c9c-281624774ef9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.M2393

Laura Smith Haviland

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Laura Smith Haviland, 20 Dec 1808 - 20 Apr 1898  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 9.4 x 5.4 cm. (3 11/16 x 2 1/8")
Mount: 10 x 6 cm. (3 15/16 x 2 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1864
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Laura Smith Haviland: Female  Search this
Laura Smith Haviland: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Laura Smith Haviland: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
Laura Smith Haviland: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Laura Smith Haviland: Religion and Spirituality\Preacher\Evangelist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.98.49
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm498606bdb-32a5-463c-bf0f-8348961d1c61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.98.49

Unidentified Child

Artist:
George Linen, 29 Apr 1802 - 27 Sep 1888  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11.7 × 8 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1835-44
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow  Search this
Drawing  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Sally Adler with heartfelt gratitude to Emma Joy Linen Dana, George L. Linen’s great-granddaughter, and her four devoted sons, Richard, John, Andrew, and Gordon
Object number:
S/NPG.2018.8.15
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47b09ba52-729d-4854-9ffe-1e2274fff823
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2018.8.15

American Christian Union

Artist:
Thomas Doney, active mid 19th century  Search this
Copy after:
Martin M. Lawrence, 1809 - 1859 (Photographer)  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Group  Search this
Unidentified Native American Man  Search this
Unidentified Native American Child  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 56 x 75.7cm (22 1/16 x 29 13/16")
Sheet: 66.2 x 81.1cm (26 1/16 x 31 15/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1855
Topic:
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Interior\Church  Search this
Unidentified Native American Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.77.62
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b341cb28-af85-4b94-924e-a0a1328e24e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.77.62

Unidentified Woman and Child

Artist:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Unidentified Infant  Search this
Medium:
Sixth-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sight: 6.4 × 5.1 cm (2 1/2 × 2")
Case (daguerreotype sealed package): 8.4 × 7.1 × 0.9 cm (3 5/16 × 2 13/16 × 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1857
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry  Search this
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this
Human Figures\Baby  Search this
Cased object  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
Object number:
S/NPG.85.241
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41b7faa56-7e0a-4782-8d0a-2463099cd435
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.241

Unidentified Woman and Child

Artist:
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
Sixth-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sight: 8.9 × 6.4 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/2")
Case: 11 × 8.4 × 0.6 cm (4 5/16 × 3 5/16 × 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1857
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Brooch  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Cased object  Search this
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
Object number:
S/NPG.85.246
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e51f780d-909a-4484-9308-e4c34f6e9bfb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.246

Baby in Blue

Artist:
William Matthew Prior, 16 May 1806 - 21 Jan 1873  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
Oil on paper on wood
Dimensions:
Panel (estimate): 153.2 x 109.7cm (60 5/16 x 43 3/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1845
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Cat  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Exterior\Sky  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Toy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
1953.5.58 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47ef17ea9-22e3-40ae-a473-cbb5f2a2966b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1953.5.58_NGA

Child with Rocking Horse

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Boy  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher (estimate): 103.2 x 68.6cm (40 5/8 x 27")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Exterior\Sky  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Toy\Horse  Search this
Toy\Rocking Horse  Search this
Toy\Whip  Search this
Unidentified Boy: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
1959.11.6 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm442e6fdda-ee8e-477d-b5f2-4aa486c3cb0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1959.11.6_NGA

Child in a Pink Dress

Artist:
Clarissa Peters Russell, 1809 - 1854  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory in metal frame mounted in a metal and velvet case
Dimensions:
overall estimate: 5.7 × 4.4cm (2 1/4 × 1 3/4")
Frame (estimate): 6.4 × 7.6cm (2 1/2 × 3")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery
Object number:
2006.225.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm411c9686b-30cd-4da0-a769-5c2689d93e61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2006.225.11

Portrait of a Child with her Nurse (?)

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Woman  Search this
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image (estimate): 5.6 x 4.1cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/8")
Case Closed (estimate): 9.2 x 0.4 x 1.7cm (3 5/8 x 3/16 x 11/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1850s
Topic:
Unidentified Woman: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
2011.46.1 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42ff04409-819e-4032-ad43-21284f98ed07
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2011.46.1_NGA

Portrait of Child

Attribution:
John Genin, 1830 - 1895  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas (?)
Dimensions:
Not available
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1860
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Louisiana State Museum
Object number:
LA010167
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48d859453-5c1d-424c-93f0-f14cc638794e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_LA010167

Mrs. Franklin Haven (Sarah Ann Curtis)

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Sarah Ann Curtis Haven, 1809 - 1901  Search this
Unidentified Child  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype mounted in brass, velvet case
Dimensions:
estimate: 10.8 x 8.3cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1855
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa  Search this
Sarah Ann Curtis Haven: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Historic New England
Object number:
PC005.D04.025 HNE
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47e775a87-91b3-48a8-83d2-d00a25ad1298
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PC005.D04.025_HNE

Retablo del Santo Niño de Atoche

Title:
Retablo of El Santo Niño de Atoche
Artist:
Aragon, Rafael  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 25.1 cm x 16 cm x 1.4 cm; 9 7/8 in x 6 5/16 in x 9/16 in
Object Name:
retablo
Place Made:
United States: New Mexico
Date made:
1840 - 1850
Depicted:
Jesus Christ  Search this
Santo Nino de Atocha  Search this
Used:
West  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. William C. F. Robards
ID Number:
CL.67.806
Accession number:
269937
Catalog number:
67.806
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Mexican America
Religion
Art
Exhibition:
¡Presente!
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f298-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1058854
Online Media:

dress, 1-piece, christening

Bequest of:
James, Catalina Juliana Mason Myers  Search this
Used by:
James, Catalina Juliana Mason Myers  Search this
Object Name:
Dress, 1-Piece
dress, 1-piece, christening
Object Type:
Main Dress
Girl
Dress
Entire Body
Other Terms:
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Child
Date made:
1853
Used for:
Christening  Search this
Credit Line:
Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James
ID Number:
CS.033253
Catalog number:
033253
Accession number:
70138
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9660-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_372336

Portrait of short-haired boy in plaid cape

Maker:
George K. Warren  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
metal, copper (overall material)
Object Name:
Daguerreotype
Date made:
1850's
Subject:
Portraits  Search this
Boys  Search this
ID Number:
1995.0231.156
Catalog number:
1995.0231.156
Accession number:
1995.0231
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f7cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1027744

Child in a baby buggy

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
Object Name:
ambrotype
Date made:
1850's
Subject:
Portraits  Search this
Baby  Search this
ID Number:
1995.0231.171
Catalog number:
1995.0231.171
Accession number:
1995.0231
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-ce9d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1027759

chair, rocking, child's

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)
black (overall color)
windsor (overall style)
spindles socketed to seat (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
average spatial: 58 cm x 36 cm x 40.2 cm; 22 13/16 in x 14 3/16 in x 15 13/16 in
overall: 23 in x 13 1/2 in x 16 1/2 in; 58.42 cm x 34.29 cm x 41.91 cm
Object Name:
chair, rocking, child's
Date made:
1840 - 1850
Subject:
Children  Search this
Paint  Search this
Furniture  Search this
Depicted; decorative motif:
Flowers  Search this
ID Number:
1996.0070.01
Catalog number:
1996.0070.01
Accession number:
1996.0070
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0f41-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1177379
Online Media:

1830 - 1850 Stenciled Child's Counterpane

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton, linen (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 53 in x 40 in; 134 cm x 102 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Date made:
1830-1850
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert Stephens
ID Number:
1995.0011.03
Accession number:
1995.0011
Catalog number:
1995.0011.03
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Family & Social Life
Domestic Furnishings
Textiles
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-b985-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556250
Online Media:

1854 - Walter Hunt's Patent Model of a Sewing Machine

Inventor:
Hunt, Walter  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
wood (base material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 10 in x 6 in; 17.78 cm x 25.4 cm x 15.24 cm
Object Name:
sewing machine patent model
Object Type:
Patent Model
Model constructed:
before 1854-06-27
Patent date:
1854-06-27
Classified:
Patent Models  Search this
Invention  Search this
Related Publication:
Janssen, Barbara Suit. Patent Models Index
Cooper, Grace Rogers. The Sewing Machine: Its Invention and Development
Related Web Publication:
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/HST/Cooper/CF/view.cfm
Credit Line:
Gift of Clinton N. Hunt in honor of the Hunt Family
ID Number:
TE.T07781
Catalog number:
T07781.000
Patent number:
011161
Accession number:
139439
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Patent Models, Sewing Machines
Sewing Machines
Textiles
Patent Models
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-375a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1070410
Online Media:

1850 Mary T. Barnes's Dower Counterpane

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 93 1/4 in x 94 in; 237 cm x 239 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
United States: South Carolina, Lancaster
Date made:
1850
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Isabelle McCaw Erwin and Mildred Adair Erwin
ID Number:
TE.T07045
Accession number:
120169
Catalog number:
T07045
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Textiles
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c78c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556306
Online Media:

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