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Dimension:W:1.750in L:3.250in
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Rectangular, thin, copper plate with "E.K. KANE. M.D." engraved in center. Size of business card.
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Bust of Unknown Man
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Dimension:H:26.500in W:15.000in D:10.750in
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Life-sized plaster bust, with cast-in cylindrical, columnar pedestal base. No clothing or drapery. Formerly identified as Simeon De Witt.
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Relief with Portrait of Franklin Peale
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Dimension:D:0.875in Dia:8.000in
Creator:
Chapman, John Gadsby
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Intaglio profile portrait of Benjamin Franklin Peale, meant to function as mold for casting relief portrait. Broken in half and repaired with two large wires that bind the halves together.
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Portrait of John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder
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Dimension:H:19.250in W:17.000in Framed
Creator:
Krimmel, John L., attributed
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Half-length portrait of a standing figure, facing front. The subject's hands are crossed on a cane head and his right elbow rests on a book. Behind his right arm is a black hat. The subject has gray hair, brown eyes, and a fair complexion. He is wearing a tan-gray coat, a brown waistcoat with buttons, and a white collar, shirt, and neckcloth. In the left background is a large rock with a leafy vine growing up the right side. In the right background, behind the figure, is a landscape of hills and forest against a partly cloudy, blue sky. A bark-covered lodge and two Native American figures are depicted in the landscape foreground. Unsigned and undated.
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Portrait of Henry Charles Lea
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Dimension:H:69.000in W:54.000in Framed
Creator:
Breckenridge, Hugh Henry
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Near full-length seated figure, legs crossed, right hand on wooden arm of chair, left hand holding book. Wearing black coat, waistcoat, white shirt. Chair is upholstered red and decorated with ornate carved wooden coat of arms. Background of bookcases. Inscribed on back: "Copy by Hugh H. Breckenridge, 1910, of Portrait of/ Henry Charles Lea of Philadelphia/ Original by Robert Vonnoh, 1896."
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Bust of Count Nikolay Petrovich Rumiantzev
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Dimension:H:19.500in W:11.000in D:10.250in
Creator:
Choubine, Fedot Ivanovich
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Life-sized bronze portrait bust of Count Rumiantzev; hollow cast with dark green/brown patina. Inscribed "COUNT NICHOLAS DE ROMANOFF/1754-1803" on recto in gold paint. Subject also known as Count Nicholas de Romanzoff. The date "1803" is incorrect on the bust; Ruminatzev died in 1826.
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Bas-Relief with Portrait of Albert Abraham Michelson
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Dimension:H:20.750in W:14.500in D:1.500in With frame: 25" H x 18.375" W x 1.5" D
Creator:
Cohen, Katherine M.
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Bas-relief, profile portrait of subject with moustache, facing left. Plaster relief is inset in oversized opening of a wooden frame. Signed "K.M. Cohen SC 1893" on lower right corner.
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Bust of Peter Stephen DuPonceau
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Dimension:H:19.000in W:11.500in D:10.500in
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Life-sized portrait bust of Peter S. DuPonceau. Unclothed/undraped, with squared-off shoulders. Painted on front bottom: "Peter, S, Du, Ponceau."
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Bust of Nathaniel Bowditch
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Dimension:H:26.000in W:14.750in D:12.000in
Creator:
Hughes, Robert Ball
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Life-sized bust of balding man with classical drapery over shoulders. Cast in shoulder: "DOCTOR BOWDITCH/ EXECUTED IN MARBLE/ BY BALL HUGHES/ FOR THE/ SOCIETY OF ARTS/ AND SCIENCES/ BOSTON." Base is a cast-on replica of a book. On sculptured book forming base: "TRAITE DE MECANIQUE CELESTE/ of La Place." Brass tag on left front of book spine: "Nathaniel Bowditch 1773-1838." After c. 1837 bust by artist.
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Bas-Relief Plaque with Portrait of Henry LaBarre Jayne
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Dimension:H:43.000in W:31.000in D:0.500in Framed
Creator:
McKenzie, Robert Tait
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Bas-relief profile portrait of Henry LaBarre Jaynce within circle at top. "RTM 1924" at bottom left of portrait. "HENRY LA BARRE JAYNE/ 1857-1920/ A/ GREAT CITIZEN/ WHO GAVE GENEROUSLY/ OF HIS TIME, HIS TALENTS/ AND HIS FORTUNE TO THE/ DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE/ THE PROGRESS OF THE FINE ARTS/ THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAMA/ AND THE PROMOTION/ OF CIVIC IDEALS" below portrait.
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Statuette of George Wallace Melville
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Dimension:H:25.750in W:9.750in D:8.250in
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Standing figure of man in military uniform, with cap in right hand and sword in left hand, at side. Sculpture is cast plaster, painted to simulate bronze, with plaster base incorporated. Inscribed "Samuel Murray./ copyright/ 1904" on top of base. "Melville" in relief on front of base. After 1895 bust by Henry Jackson Ellicott.
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Bas-Relief with Portrait of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
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Dimension:H:2.750in W:2.000in
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Shallow relief profile portrait of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff; "1852 J. H. van't Hoff 1911" at bottom. "P. Pander" on lower right, on shoulder. Rectangular medal with rounded upper corners.
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Bust of Nicholas Biddle
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Dimension:H:21.750in W:16.250in D:9.000in
Creator:
Persico, E. Luigi, attributed
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Life-sized, undraped bust of a male with no base. The head is turned slightly to the left. The hair is curled, ending just below the ears. Cast in back of shoulders: "Biddle." Brass tag on front: "NICHOLAS BIDDLE/ 1786-1844." Attributed to E. Luigi Persico.
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Bust of Nathaniel Chapman
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Dimension:H:23.250in
Creator:
Persico, E. Luigi, attributed
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Life-sized bust of a male with cast-in, circular, columnar base. Attributed to E. Luigi Persico.
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Bust of Elisha Kent Kane
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Dimension:H:27.000in W:20.000in D:12.000in
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Life-sized cast plaster bust of man with moustache, small beard and military uniform. Bust is on top of a short, round, columnar base cast as part of the bust. Inscribed "Peter Reniers. sculptor Philada 1857" on back along shoulders; "September 1857 P. reniers/sculptor Philada" on center of base.
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Bust of Philip Syng Physick
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Dimension:H:24.000in W:16.000in D:12.000in
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Plaster portrait bust on low, circular, columnar base. The subject's hair is brushed back and he wears a fur-lined coat, a shirt with a high collar, and a neckcloth tied in a bow at his throat. "Physick" incised on verso of base.
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Bust of Caspar Wistar
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Dimension:H:26.000in W:18.000in D:14.000in
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Plaster portrait bust on low columnar base. The subject has sideburns and shoulder-length hair, brushed back. He wears a waistcoat, a neckcloth and collar, and a heavy swath of fabric draped over his shoulders. Unsigned and undated. "Caspar Wistar" incised on verso of base.
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Bust of George Bacon Wood
Description:
Dimension:H:27.500in W:17.000in D:11.000in
Creator:
Stauch, Edward, attributed
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Life-sized white marble bust of a man dressed in high collared shirt and coat with fur collar. The bust has an incorporated rectangular pedestal.
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View of the Dam and Water Works at Fairmount, Philadelphia
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Dimension:H:8.000in W:15.250in
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Panoramic engraving showing waterworks buildings, dam and locks, and riverbanks. There is a steamboat on the river, with a cabin and awning on its upper deck and two paddle wheels at the stern. "Drawn by T. Birch" on bottom left. "Engraved by R. Campbell" on bottom right.