News and New Additions

Following are new additions to the website (not necessarily new to the collection, but newly added to the website), with newest items listed first. Click photos for larger views and additional information.

Updated with higher resolution photos, October 9, 2024:

Madame Hélyot (1645-1682), French,
Roman Catholic Mystic of the Seventeenth Century

French
circa 1800
Artist unknown -- painted after a seventeenth century portrait (current whereabouts unknown)
by Jacques Galliot (ca. 1640–1687), and further reproduced in a
copperplate engraving by Gérard Edelinck (1640-1707)

3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt wood and gesso frame

Updated with higher resolution photos, October 8, 2024:

Napoleonic Era German Lady, Seated on a Chair
with a Calico Cat on Her Lap and Knitting Materials
on a Table to Her Side

German
dated May 1, 1812
by Josef Bernhard Einsle (1774-1829)
(signed obverse, right edge, "Einsle pinx: d: 1 Mai 1812")

2 9/16 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally set within an ebonized wood frame

Added to website September 27, 2024:

Early Twentieth Century Viennese Lady,
Believed to Be a Member of the Deutsch Family,
Seated on a Park Bench and Depicted in a Landscape
Setting with an Image of the Pyramids of Giza Appearing Behind

Austrian
circa 1922-1925
by Rudolph Sternad (1880-1944)
(unsigned)

3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (sight); full frame measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in an gilt brass frame

Added to website September 24, 2024:

Young American Girl, Believed to Be
Marion Louise Rodie* (1927-2014),
Wearing a Yellow Sundress and
Depicted in a Seaside Landscape

Austrian (painted in America by an Austrian artist)
dated 1931
by Rudolph Sternad (1880-1944)
(signed obverse, lower right edge, Rud. Sternad / 1931)

3 inches diameter (sight); full frame measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in an ormolu (gilt bronze) frame

Added to website September 24, 2024:

Late Nineteenth Century Boy
Depicted with a Sky Background

Anglo-American
dated 1896
by Hugh Nicholson (1865-1932)
(signed obverse, lower edge, "H. Nicholson '96")

2 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case

Updated with higher resolution photos, September 24, 2024:

Young, Georgian Era Girl
with Long, Brown Hair

English
circa 1790
by A. Charles (fl. 1784-1807)

1 1/2 x 2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal pendant frame

Updated with higher resolution photos, September 24, 2024:

Late Eighteenth Century German Lady,
Depicted as "The Penitent Mary Magdalene"

German
circa 1790
Artist unknown

2 9/16 inches diameter (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal surround that
was likely originally affixed within an ebonized wood frame or a snuff box

Updated with higher resolution photos, August 15, 2024:

Early Twentieth Century American Lady
Wearing a Diamond Necklace

Anglo-American
circa 1920
by Harry Valentine Shellard (1877-1958)
(signed obverse, left edge, "Shellard")

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a decorative scroll motif border

Updated with higher resolution photos, August 05, 2024:

World War I Era American Lady
Depicted in a Demure, Coy Pose

American
dated 1918
by Claude E. Quivey (1871-1943)
(Signed lower right edge, 'Quivey 1918')

3 5/8 x 4 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal pendant frame

Updated with higher resolution photos, July 29, 2024:

Early Twentieth Century American Lady with Red Hair

American
circa 1920
by Claude E. Quivey (1871-1943)
(Signed obverse, bottom left edge, 'Quivey')

3 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under in a gilt metal case

Updated with higher resolution photos, July 29, 2024:

Elizabeth "Bess" Efferson Carpenter (1890-1973)

of New York, Depicted with a Sky Background

American
circa 1925
by P. Phillips
(signed obverse, lower right edge, 'P. Phillips')

3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Added to website July 21, 2024:

Peter Arms Bunce (1915-1946),
Son of Natalie Bunce and Carleton Bayley Bunce
and Brother of of Bayley Bunce, Depicted
in an Outdoor Landscape (Painted circa 1922
from a Photograph Taken circa 1921)

by Marion Caroline Hoffman Hartman (1892-1971)
(signed obverse, lower right edge, "M. Hartman")
circa 1922

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Added to website July 21, 2024:

Bayley Bunce (1914-1996),
Son of Natalie Bunce and Carleton Bayley Bunce
and Brother of of Peter Arms Bunce, Depicted
in an Outdoor Landscape (Painted circa 1922
from a Photograph Taken circa 1921)

by Marion Caroline Hoffman Hartman (1892-1971)
(signed obverse, lower right edge, "M. Hartman")
circa 1922

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Added to website July 21, 2024:

Natalie Arms Bunce (1877-1966),
Daughter of Alice Avery Arms and Col. Charles Jessup Arms
and Sister of Audubon Arms

by Marion Caroline Hoffman Hartman (1892-1971)
(signed obverse, lower edge, "M. H.")
circa 1922

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Added to website July 21, 2024:

Audubon Arms (1876-1902),
Son of Alice Avery Arms and Col. Charles Jessup Arms,
(Named after His Great-Great-Uncle John James Audubon)
Depicted in an Outdoor Landscape
(Painted circa 1921 from a Photograph
Taken circa 1898-1899)

by Marion Caroline Hoffman Hartman (1892-1971)
circa 1921

2 5/8 x 3 1/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt
metal case with engraved scroll border

Added to website July 21, 2024:

Alice Avery Arms (1851-1922), Wife of
Col. Charles Jessup Arms, Depicted in an Outdoor
Landscape (Painted circa 1922 from a
Photograph Taken circa 1915)

by Marion Caroline Hoffman Hartman (1892-1971)
(signed obverse, right edge, "M. Hartman")
circa 1922

2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Updated with higher resolution photos, July 21, 2024:

Early Twentieth Century American Lady
Wearing a Mink Stole and Depicted
in an Outdoor Landscape

by Marion Caroline Hoffman Hartman (1892-1971)
(signed obverse, lower right, "M. Hartman")
circa 1925

2 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal case
with a distinctive floral and foliate motif border

Added to website May 31, 2024:

Federalist Era Gentleman
with Powdered Hair

American
circa 1798
by Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835)

2 x 2 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gold case

Added to website May 30, 2024:

Sarah Scoville née Eliot (Mrs. John Scoville;
1772-1852), of Albany New York

American
dated 1798
by Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835)

3/4 x 1 1/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later (circa 1850) gold locket case

Added to website May 28, 2024:

Young, Federalist Era Gentleman

American
circa 1794
by Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835)

2 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gold case, with a
glazed compartment to the reverse containing plaited hair

Added to website May 27, 2024:

Jacksonian Era Boy in Formal Attire

American
circa 1835-1840
by Anson Dickinson (1779-1852)

2 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a leather bound traveling case

Added to website May 27, 2024:

Early Nineteenth Century Gentleman
Depicted with a Sky Background

American
dated 1822
by Carl Weinedel (ca. 1794-1845)

(Signed, lower left, "Weinedel / 1822".)

2 x 2 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gold case

It is believed that notes likely exist on the portrait's
backing paper, perhaps identifying the subject or the location of
where he was painted, but the case's glass lens is burnished in place
with gold, making it difficult to open without causing damage.

Updated with higher resolution photos, May 25, 2024:

Early Nineteenth Century American Gentleman

American
circa 1810
by John Brewster, Jr. (1766-1854)

2 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a hinged, red leather
case (only partially shown) with a green velvet surround and green silk lining

Added to website May 16, 2024:

Young, Jacksonian Era Boy Wearing
a Blue Dress with an Embroidered Floral Pattern

American
circa 1840
by Thomas Sully (1783-1872)

2 1/8 x 2 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gilt metal case

Added to website May 13, 2024:

Young, Jacksonian Era Boy Wearing a Red Shirt,
Western Bow Tie and Dark Colored Jacket

American
circa 1830-1835
Artist unknown

1 3/4 x 2 1/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt
metal case with a cast foliate border and bail

Added to website May 13, 2024:

Early American Gentleman, Depicted in
Three-Quarter View and with a Sky Background

American
circa 1820-1825
Artist unknown

1 5/8 x 2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt
metal case with a cast foliate border and bail

Added to website May 13, 2024:

Jacksonian Era Lady Wearing a
Black Dress and Lace Fichu

American
circa 1840
Artist unknown

2 x 2 1/2 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt
metal case with a cast foliate border

Added to website May 13, 2024:

Federalist Era Gentleman
with Connections to Freemasonry

American
circa 1795
by Isaac Sanford (1763-1842)

1 5/8 x 2 1/4 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a gold case with hairwork
and Masonic iconography to the reverse

Added to website May 12, 2024:

Young Jacksonian Era Lady
Depicted Among Clouds

American
circa 1830
by James Passmore Smith (1803-1888)

1 3/8 x 1 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gilt metal
case with a cast foliate border and bail

Added to website May 12, 2024:

Cameo Portrait of an Mid-Nineteenth Century Boy,
Carved into Shell and Mounted in a 15 Karat Gold Brooch

Italian
circa 1850
Signed obverse right edge, "Saulini F[ecit]"

2 x 2 1/2 inches

Added to website May 12, 2024:

Cameo Portrait of an Early Twentieth Century Gentleman, Carved
into Striated Black Onyx and Mounted in an 18 Karat Gold Surround

American
circa 1915-1925
Engraved to the underside of the subject's bust, "L. Zellner" (Louis Zöellner, 1852-1934)

1 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches

Added to website May 12, 2024:

Cameo Portrait of a Mid-Nineteenth Century Gentleman,
Carved into Shell and Mounted in a 14 Karat Gold and
Black Enamel Brooch

Likely French
Signed and dated to the reverse, "Adele H., 1859"

1 x 1 1/4 inches (sight);
full brooch measures 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches

Added to website May 11, 2024:

Capt. Thomas Watt (1756-1839)
of the 71st Regiment of Foot of the British Army
during the American Revolutionary War

Anglo-American
circa 1777/1778
by Joseph Dunckerley (1752-1806)

1 3/16 x 1 7/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gold case with brooch pin,
engraved to the reverse, "L'amitie en fait le prix" (French for "friendship pays the price")

Added to website May 11, 2024:

Miss Hepzibah Hall (1764-1836),
Later Mrs. John Browne Fitch
of Medford, Massachusetts

Anglo-American
circa 1780-1785
by Joseph Dunckerley (1752-1806)

1 x 1 5/16 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a gold case with brooch pin

Added to website May 11, 2024:

Young Girl of the Dennison Family of Mystic, Connecticut,
Depicted in an Interesting Front-On Pose

American
circa 1845
Artist unknown

1 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later (ca. 1900) frame of gilt brass

Added to website May 11, 2024:

Jacksonian Era Lady, Depicted in a Landscape
with a Dramatic Sky Background

American
circa 1840
Artist unknown

2 1/16 x 2 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a case of embossed
leather over wood with a gilded ormolu mat

Added to website May 11, 2024:

Georgian Era Sepia-Toned Mourning Miniature
Depicting a Funerary Urn Emblazoned with the Initial "T";
to the Reverse is a gold cipher with the initials "MWM",
Plated Hair and an Engraved Motto, which Reads,
"Une Marque de Reconnoissance" a Mark of Remembrance"

circa 1790
Artist unknown

3/4 x 1 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed in a navette-shaped gold brooch with a surround of blue enamel and split pearls

Added to website May 10, 2024:

Georgian Era Pastoral Scene, Painted in Miniature
with Sepia-Toned Watercolor and Macerated Hair --
Depicting a Man with a Cane, Walking His Dog Alongside a Stream

English
circa 1780
Artist Unknown
(Note, however, the initials "A. C." that appear at the bottom of the
miniature. It is not known whether these initials refer to the artist who
painted the scene, or the man depicted in the scene.)

1 1/8 x 1 3/8 inches (sight)

watercolor and macerated hair on ivory;
housed under glass in a gold bracelet clasp that was,
at some point in its past, converted into a pendant

Added to website May 10, 2024:

Georgian Era Pastoral Scene, Painted in Miniature
with Sepia-Toned Watercolor and Macerated Hair

English
circa 1780
Artist Unknown

1 1/4 x 1 1/16 inches (sight)

watercolor and macerated hair on ivory;
housed under glass in a gold bracelet clasp

Added to website May 10, 2024:

Miss Mary Magdalene Powell (1795-1864; later
Mrs. George Hoag Campbell), of Albany, New York

American
circa 1815-1820
by Ezra Ames (1768-1836)

2 x 2 5/8 inches (sight)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later (ca. 1860)
octagonal thermoplastic union case by S. Peck & Co.
(Samuel Peck, 1813-1879, New Haven, Connecticut)

Added to website January 3, 2024:

Early Nineteenth Century American Lady
Wearing a Black Lace Mantilla

American
circa 1810-1814
by William Massey Stroud Doyle (1769-1828)

(signed obverse, lower right edge, "Doyle" and dated
what could be either 1810 or 1814 -- lower portions of the
numbers are missing; the last digit could either be a "0" or a"4")

2 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches (sight); 4 1/4 x 5 inches (frame)

watercolor on ivory; housed under glass in a later
(i.e., not original to the portrait) lemon gilt frame