RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
The Wiley Family
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: 1771
Artist: William Williams, born Bristol, England 1727-died Bristol, England 1791
Sitter: John Wiley
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 47 1/2 in. (91.4 x 120.7 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Norman Bernstein
Topics: Landscapes
Industrialization
Books and reading
Wall
Architecture
Men
Portraits
Family
Windmill
Rivers
Flowers
Detail
Gallery Label: The Wiley family owned the largest distillery in New York City during the years surrounding the Revolutionary War. John Wiley, depicted in this group portrait with his mother and sisters, took over the distillery business after his father’s death and became a successful merchant in his own right, operating a fleet of commercial ships. His older sister, elegantly dressed for the occasion, holds on her arm a tame squirrel-- a symbol of her decorum and her suitability for marriage. The younger daughter, like many teenage girls, looks as though she’d rather be anywhere but with her family. In the distance is a fanciful view of lower Manhattan. The presentation of colonial life as prosperous and idyllic reminds us of how eager the family was to see themselves as old world aristocrats in a new world setting.
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Joseph Ball
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: 1798 -1805
Artist: Christian Gullager, born Copenhagen, Denmark 1759-died Philadelphia, PA 1826
Sitter: Joseph Ball
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 44 x 35 1/2 in. (111.8 x 90.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Topics: Men
Portraits
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John Swanwick
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: ca. 1800
Artist: Matthew Pratt, born Philadelphia, PA 1734-died Philadelphia, PA 1805
Sitter: John Swanwick
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 3/4 x 30 7/8 in. (90.8 x 78.4 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Topics: Books and reading
Men
Portraits
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Portrait of a Gentleman
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting-Miniature
Date: 1793
Artist: James Peale, born Chestertown, MD 1749-died Philadelphia, PA 1831
Sitter: unidentified
Medium: watercolor on ivory
Dimensions: 2 3/8 in. x 2 in. x 1/2 in. (5.9 x 5.1 x 1.4 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Margaret Brennan
Topics: Men
Portraits
Luce Center Label: Although the identity of the sitter is unknown, clues within James Peale's miniature reveal his social standing. The white cravat around his neck, fashionable among wealthy men in the late eighteenth century, indicates that he was interested in the latest clothing trends. The man's confident gaze meets our own, telling us that he is assured of his place in society. The exquisite detail, seen in the irises of his eyes and the embroidery on his shirt, all rendered with thin, delicate brushstrokes, demonstrates Peale's mastery of the medium.
Thomas Jefferson Presidential Inaugural Medal
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Sculpture-Medal
Date: 1801
Engraver: John Reich, born Furth, Germany 1768-died Albany, NY 1833
Sitter: Thomas Jefferson
Medium: silver
Dimensions: 1 3/4 in. (4.6 cm) diam.
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family
Topics: Occupations
Men
Portraits
Political
Presidents
Untitled (Polly Darling Aged 11 Years, notions bag)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts-Fiber
Date: ca. 1800-1825
Artist: Polly Darling, born ca. 1750-died ca. 1875
Medium: cotton
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia S. Smith
Topics: Sewing
Occupations
Domestic
Containers
Sewing tool
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Untitled (whole-cloth with border)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts-Fiber
Folk Art
Quilt
Date: ca. 1810
Artist: I.W., born ca. 1760-died ca. 1860
Medium: cotton
Dimensions: 94 1/4 × 90 1/2 in. (239.4 × 229.9 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia S. Smith
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Untitled (Whole-cloth)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts-Fiber
Folk Art
Quilt
Date: ca. 1795-1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: cotton
Dimensions: 118 1/2 × 107 1/2 in. (301 × 273.1 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia S. Smith
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Richard Cromwell, Sr.
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: ca. 1791-1794
Artist: Charles Peale Polk, born Annapolis, MD 1767-died Richmond Courthouse, VA 1822
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 × 28 in. (91.4 × 71.1 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charlotte B. Harvey, Curran W. Harvey, III, Marjorie H. Swift and Roland S. Harvey in memory of Marjorie Simons Harvey and Curran "Cub" W. Harvey, Jr., a descendant of Richard Cromwell, Sr. and Elizabeth Waters Cromwell
Elizabeth Waters (Mrs. Richard) Cromwell
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: ca. 1791-1794
Artist: Charles Peale Polk, born Annapolis, MD 1767-died Richmond Courthouse, VA 1822
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 × 28 in. (91.4 × 71.1 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charlotte B. Harvey, Curran W. Harvey, III, Marjorie H. Swift and Roland S. Harvey in memory of Marjorie Simons Harvey and Curran "Cub" W. Harvey, Jr., a descendant of Richard Cromwell, Sr. and Elizabeth Waters Cromwell
The Davis Children (Eliza Cheever Davis and John Derby Davis)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: 1795
Artist: Edward Savage, born Princeton, MA 1761-died Princeton, MA 1817
Sitter: Eliza Cheever Davis
John Derby Davis
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 48 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ralph and Bobbi Terkowitz
Topics: Women
Landscapes
Men
Portraits
Flowers
Children
Lily
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Portrait of Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: after 1797
Artist: Unidentified
Copy after: Charles Willson Peale, born Queen Anne's County, MD 1741-died Philadelphia, PA 1827
Sitter: Portrait male
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (97.8 × 85.1 × 9.2 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation
Topics: Men
Portraits
Untitled (Quilt Sample Section)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Decorative Arts-Fiber
Folk Art
Quilt
Date: ca. 1800
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: cotton
Dimensions: 42 × 27 1/2 in. (106.7 × 69.9 cm)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia S. Smith
George Washington
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object type: Painting
Date: 1803?
Attributed to: William Winstanley, born England, active 1775-1806
Sitter: George Washington
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (77.4 x 64.2 cm.)
Credit line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior through the General Services Administration
Topics: Occupations
Men
Portraits
Political
Presidents
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