Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Mrs. Johanna Beekman: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2357
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with blue paper underlay, and brown ink
Dimensions:
Framed: 5 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 3/4 in. (13 × 11.4 × 1.9 cm)
Image: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Marks:
inscribed in ink: on paper affixed to back: "Mrs. Abraham [K. Beekman] / 'Johanna Beekman' / Property of Mrs. W. B. / Beekman"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "T.P. JONES / FECIT"; fragmentary label on old frame backing inscribed in brown ink: "Mrs. Abraham K.[cut] / 'Johanna Beekman' / Property of Mrs W. B / Beekman"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine with blue underlay and hair drawn in sepia on margin of cut-out; in oval window of rectangular frame made of wood faced with molded and gilded sheet brass.
Gallery Label:
Johanna (Beekman) Beekman was the daughter of Gerard W. Beekman and the niece of James Beekman.
Credit Line:
Beekman Family Association Fund, 1952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
