Black & white advertising print depicting a view of the Isaiah Blood factory buildings beside a river. The image is surrounded by an elaborate decorative border containing two small views on the top.
Color print depicting two rows of multi-storied buildings (woolen mills) with pond and power canal. A ground plan of the site is depicted below the view of the mills. May be insurance plan.
Drape. Fabric drape, one in a set of 11 objects in blue, gold, and black. The main fabric of the drapes is a gold brocade with a small floral pattern. The reverse of the drape is lined with a brown twill. The top of the drape is gathered into four knife pleats. There are 7 rings sewn into the top, four along the returns of the pleats. One before the pleats, and two after. There is a blue velvet stripe 4 ½” wide 14 ½” below the top of the drape. Along either side of the velvet is a twisted cord of blue, black, and gold threads. 2/3rds of the way down the drape, it is gathered as if it is drawn back and sewn into place. The folds are cut where they are gathered, and the edges are finished with the lining. Below where it is gathered, the drape’s folds open up to a full bottom edge. 3 1/2” up from the bottom there is a blue velvet stripe that corresponds with the one at the top. The gathered edge of the curtain is decorated with a warp-face tape with self-tassels. The tape is gold with a blue diamond pattern across it, and the tassels are gold, blue, and black. The bottom of the drape has a similar warp-face tape, but this one does not have self- tassels. It is applied over a longer section of alternating tied tassels of the same three colors. There is a sash of brocade that hangs down vertically from the top of the drape. It has a velvet stripe that matches the stripe. Below the velvet, the tape and tassels match the bottom of the drape. The back of the sash is whipstitched down the center, some of the stitching is coming loose.
This drape (part of set 234919.0055a-k) was donated by the daughters of Walter Tuckerman, a prominent man in the banking, real estate, and naturalist world of Maryland in the 20th century. In his early adulthood, he was part of the Alaskan Border Survey Commission in 1909. His letters home are full of optimism and wonder at the wilderness of Alaska, he even received the honor of a mountain named after him, Mt. Tuck. After he returned from Alaska, he founded The Bank of Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. Tuckerman also led the development of the nearby neighborhood of Edgemoor in Bethesda, Maryland. His daughters donated the drapes with a note stating that they came “from our parent’s house” (page 178 of scanned accession file). It is likely that the house in question was the family home called Tuxeden in Bethesda. Walter Tuckerman's lifelong love of adventure and the outdoors became a love of golf later in his life. He was an active member of his local golf club, and he won many trophies.
Valance, blue tiered valance (part of set 60.400a-60.402d). The valance is made from a floral damask fabric. It has an arched central opening with tiered edges. The concave curve of the inner arch is decorated with a warp-face tape with tied self-tassels. The tassels themselves alternate between thread tassels and three-tiered pompom tassels. On either side of the arch, longer points of fabric support large ornate tassels in an ice blue. Below the tassels the edges cut in 3” on each side to form the tiered sides. An inch in from the interior edge of the valance there is a decorative knotted gimp trim that forms tall loops at the two points where the edge cuts away to form the tiers. The top of the valance has three swags of matching brocade fabric applied 3” down from the top and 4.5” in from each side. At each gathering point of each swag there is a matching rosette. The lower looped edge of the swags is trimmed with a two-toned blue cord. The top of the valance has twelve ½” rings sewn along the edge. The reverse of the valance is an undyed twill. There is some water damage on both the right and left side of the valance. On the right side, the water damage affects a large amount of the outer edge, extending 30.75” across the middle of the valance. The damage extends in 12” at its deepest point, level with the central arch. The water damage caused the damask to shatter level with the first tier as well. In the area that has water damage there are also several small holes, the largest measuring 1.5x0.5”. The left side has sustained similar damage. It extends 30” across the middle and 13” in at the deepest point. The silk has shattered in the same place on the left side, and there are also smaller holes throughout the water damaged area. The water damage is visible on the reverse, but there is not the same shattering or holes from pests.
This valance (part of set 60.400a-60.402d) was donated by Charles Holten as part of a gift containing a bedroom and suite from the home of Richard Kennerdell, an American manufacturer from Pennsylvania. Kennerdell opened a wool, iron, saw, and grist mill in Venango County in western Pennsylvania during the 1850s (page 54 of scanned accession file). The mill grew, and Richard Kennerdell built the town of Kennerdell, Pennsylvania around his mill. The objects in the set came from his grand mansion in his town. Sadly, the house has since been destroyed. The damask fabric of the blue draperies corresponds to blue damask panels in the bedframe and the towel rack from the grand bedroom. According to the family, the objects in the set were bought at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 (page 56 of scanned accession file). The furnishings are most likely manufactured by Allen and Brother of Philadelphia. The wooden furniture contains the markings of the company, and the set matches examples from their published book of object displayed at the Exhibition. The draperies and bedroom set are examples of Victorian furniture in the French style inspired by Louse XIV. The rich damask valances evoke luxury and splendor.
Color print of the interior of a barn with men, women and a child engaged in husking corn. The central figure is a man standing with a basket filled with husked corn on his shoulder. At the left, a young girl watches a man braid together a pile of husked corn. A rifle leans up against the barn door. This is a copy of an 1860 oil on canvas genre painting titled Corn Husking of 1860 by Eastman Johnson. The original painting had the inscription "Lincoln/Hamlon [sic} on the barn door but this print only appears to have some indecipherable scratching. Other Currier and Ives copies have the inscription "The Union Forever."
Black and white print of a horse (Charlie May) standing in a pasture.
Description
A black and white print of a horse in side view. It is a dark horse with a white nose, stockings and a tail standing in a pasture.
Weingartner was a member of the firm Nagel and Weingaertner which operated in New York City from 1849-1856. The firm included Adam Weingartner and Louis Nagel. The pair exhibited their work at the American Institute in 1850.
A color print of a bay stallion standing in a grassy meadow. He has a sleek, powerful build, white stockings on his hind legs, and a tapered tail. In the background is a simple farmhouse with a shed roof and annex surrounded by trees and a picket fence. The terrain has a gently rolling contour.
Garrett Davis was foaled in 1850 from Glencoe and a dam by Jim Leseuer.
Color print of a street scene with a building bearing signs reading "Clothing Warehouse" and "Charles J. Lovejoy" in the center foreground. The street in front of it is cobblestone. Men, women and children are on the sidewalk and horses and wagons as well as pedestrians are in the street. Other store buildings are on the streets around the warehouse.
Black and white print depicting four views of a man fighting with a grizzly bear: "Surprize & first shot"; "Getting to close Quarters"; "The Death Struggle" and "The rescue".
Black and white print, half length portrait of a man (Andrew Wallace) seated and holding a cane in his left hand. He is wearing two medals on his lapel.
Colored memorial print of a weeping woman standing beside a monument topped with a large urn. Behind the monument is a weeping willow tree. A river flows in the background.
Black and white print, half length portrait of a man (David Crockett). Below the title is an inscription which includes either a facsimilie of the sitter's signature or his autograph.
Black and white print of three horses standing in a hilly meadow. Inscriptions in ink beneath the image identfiy the horses, but they are difficult to read.
Description
A black and white print of three horses standing in a grassy, hilly meadow. Three clumps of trees are nearby. The inscriptions identify the horses – Josia Wilks sired by Favorite Winner 19 blue and 2 red Ribbons Sit….one show rings; Tennessee Dictator, Sire Dictator Dam George Wilks; Lady Washington 2/9/4 sold for 3600.00 Sire Woodford Membrino Dam Enfidel by Geroge Wilks; Winner Fisherman Stakes, Hermitage ? Stakes and Clarksville Stake. (Note: Difficult to decipher)
A lithographer and painter in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, A.C. Webb made many prints from landscapes, cityscapes, to equestrian prints.
