New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-06
THE HISroRIc4L s0CIETTS TREASURES
COLLECTIONS OF INrlREsr TO TIE ARTIST TUE
u1,rnRIAN ANn TIE ANTI0uARN.

corrrcTTov- OF lNrlRTsr TO TIE ARTIST, TIE
HISTORIAN AND THE ANTIQUAgY,
Two causes combine to make the library, art
gallery and ex hihition rooms Of the NoYorl Historical
Society les. known thc general public than institutions
Of a somewhat similar nature, like the LcnoE and Aston
Libraries For FIRST cause, Second ave- In which az No
40 the slcics bulln Is situated, Is removed from the
principal lines " travel. Again, the society Ike tie
NoyyYork Society Library in h.inc association or club
and Therefore less inclined TO throw open rs treasures
t. pupIc inspection than II would be under a
different constitution Yet, Its ont-of-,heway
po,iIiou is 0! snail moment compared with
the richness ofIs literary and its artistic and archeolog
icsl resources; while 1t il quite within the truth 70 FAY
that those who show interest enough TO visit the society
building viii De readily admitted, though not I1cmhcs OF
;hc society.
Oftle library it may De SAID fl general that contains
about 10000 yo,uu besides large COLLECTION u
pamphlets maps, newspapers and manuscripts In ma
tcria relating 70 American history IL claims % "e
especially well provided
In the art gallery the student Of art finds veritabe
embarrassment OF riches. Besides l75 paintings
Of a general collection, including works by
BENJAMIN West John Trumhull James Sharples, Gilbert
O. Stuart Thomas Cole, A. B. Duraud Thomas :. Cam.
mings and william PAGE there are two special collections
the Bryan and the Dur. The Bryan collection con-
taus 457 paintings. the DUR lea Tn" oncris particu
larry valuable TO who would study the develop
ment of art rs contains specimens OF various schools
the Byzantine, Italian Ancient venetian Early fior"n-
tine Flemish and Dutch, German, Spanish and French
without entering into the interesting question of authcn.
cty il enough for the present TO note the bcwderng
array OF masters name. in the collection; Da Ninci,
Titan Tntoretto Paul Veronese, Andrea del sato Bot
ce Cogrcgeio Anuibalc Carocc DolncnicA!no, Guido,
Jan Both, Van Dyck, Van Eyck Van Ostadc. Rubons.
Wover1uan Hans Iolhciu vcasquez, Nicholas, Pcuissn,
Vatican, Grouze, Horace Vernet, Thomas sully Sir
Joshua Reynolds, Hosarth and Cain,horou-h The Dur
collection ia the STRAIN adding such names
Murillo Salvador Rosa, Philip do Champagne aud Sir
Peter Lely.
by James IenOX comprises thirteen pieces.
But IL it, Egyptian antiquities that the society ia
Justly proud These COiCCtedDy Dr. H.AbbOtt during
twenty years residence in Cairo Many the 1l27and
more objects found in tombs opened IN the presence
of DR. Abbott The Biblical student will he interested IN
the stone head OF Thothmes H. the Pharoah OF Exodus
IN the iron helmet ana bre2s plate OF Ir4e 9rn@T aatnS
Jerusalem from Rchohoam; IN the fcks without straw,
ThothIncs Ill and a hawkhcaded vase. IN green
euthenwaTe, from ne Pain Of zoan with the oval OF
To the antiquarian other objects are inviting. such
IL the large collection of iewelry, the gold necklace
and earrings bearing the date OF Mrn"s The first Pharaoh
81 Egypt and the earliest King IN history Then there Is
the large gold ssnerug Of ChcopS, the builder Of the
GIeat Pyramid, 1852 b. c., and the bakedcl9y stang
which pstercd over the locks Of tine grlnari"s and
cles Of lntcfest-lnen and woolen cloths preserved
fruits and aims, needles, threads household implements
the painters palette Pdyrus, win tIe wEETs s'l N-l
bic the stylus with which the Greek wrote, and H. tablet
glass, muUles tSndls ana cnGlln-' porcelain Dgucs,
marble vases and statuettes aabastcr yasCs sandals
II abe OF date leaves OF OF paYIus purple anu While
leather boots for ladies' specimen OF knitting IN van
COlors, bloDzes, ana gold and silver je"eTy ETC. etc
may he out of place 10 add some general facts a.
10 the society It's present number of members nearly
2,OOO-hOuorary corresponding, life and resident The
funds for general purposes foot up about $4,000. For
special purposes has the following $4,000 for the pub
caCn OF histories and memoirs 5000 for IL purchase
of books relating 10 the history or Rhode Island and
about $4,000 Tor the regular publication OF the soceiys
proceedings and collections IN American history. be.
quest Of ~ 900 made 10 the society. n connection
with his complete library on scncaoly ana herdldy by
he late Sculcn whitney pbduiX. The society has
debts nor mortgages lis building collections, It's AN
uual receipts from licnembcrshp and initiation iec',
dues OF resident members, rent ~ han and interest
fund giving rather excess on the credit side 80 Tar 10
has published nine volumes az collections IN American
history and seven VOLUMES OF proceedings