Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-30
.srORICAL SOCIETY.
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l is prospecting finely, and the last year has been the most prosperous perhaps of any ir | it's history. A list of recent new donation. | and contributions is as follows: | 565. A four-and-a -half-feet section of the ! ancient landmark in the center of the lower | Green, the old liberty pole.
 566. The Senate chamber desk for the Lieutenant Governor when presiding in the \ State Senate.
 | delineated to illustrate the History of Mon 1 archical Revolutions. Presented by the | Misses Norton, 99 Davenport avenue. | 569. Map of New Haven town in 174e | taken by the Hon. General Wadsworth of Durham, Connecticut, showing the residence | and profession of the inhabitants of that l period and the location of lots to many o1 | the first grantees. Presented by same as | above.
 57O. Piece of stamped linen drapery | picturing the defence of Gibraltar by GeneI al Elliott and garrison in l7S7. CThe same scene is depicted on the framed piece of bed
 curtain No 242). Presented by same as ] above.
 l 571 Republication of decree or order ir chancery executed at Westminster Qondon England) on the eighth day of September ir | the VII year of the reign of King William | II, A. D. 1886. It consists of nineteen Q9 | sheets of parchment, bound together at one edge, secured by silken cord ending in the | great seal of England, six inches in diameter | impressed on both sides and contained in g ! metal circular box. Deposited by Joshus ! Colt, Esq, 1875.
 572. Large model from the Brooklyn navy l yard of U. s. frigate Columbia, Commodore ! Gray, who discovered the Columbia river, | Oregon, and gave to the riv ver it's name, and to the United States their claim to Oregon. Presented by R. Poillon, New York. 573. Framed ancient colored engraving tt l Christ's ascension to heaven. It was ! brought from Halifax, N. S., before our Revolution.
 574. Framed water color picture of the New Haven ship Pacific, Ichabod Smith, of West Haven, master and owner, built for him at Essex, Conn. The painting was made at Marseilles, France, whose harbor and breakwater are the scene of the picture Loaned by Harry I. Thompson, artist. 575. A neatly framed and ,itten poetic tribute addressed with letter to Miss Gregory, of Connecticut, "On the brightest ornament of your State and one who was an ornament to his country and to humanity, Dr. Dwight" To the memory of the great and good, by E. P. L. Copied and written by Nellie Custis, adopted daughter of George
 and Martha Washington.
 576. Large map of the Island of Barba-
 does, West Indies. From w. R. H. Trow-
 bridge, Esq.
 5T. Large fine old map of the United
 States, Mexico, Central America and the
 West Indies, with small map in lower cor
 ner of the world; also columns of valuable statistics of extent and population of the
 United States. Presented.
 Framed portrait, oil painting of William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, March, 1S40, painted from life by the donor, Gerrit s. Rice, artist, his friend and neighbor in 1889. Presented by Gerrit s.
 Rice.
 579 and 5SO. Two handsomely framed pie lures in oil, polished and highly finished, of heraldic figures, crests, monograms, coats of arms, armorial bearings and drapery; one is 25x30 inches, the other 20x27 inches; both similar, very unique and beautiful. Loaned
 by the above.
 581. Framed large bas relief representa- tion of Saltonstall lake and vicinity, de- ward Gillette, jr., scale of one foot per mile. The lake and winding river behind it are exactly represented by minor glass sur face, also a second small lake at the farther end. The high line of hills enclosing and forming the northwest side of the lake form prominent part of the representation. Pre- sented.
 5sa. A handled large cutlass or bowie knife.
 583. Model of vessel, from Messrs Trow- bridges Sons.
 5S4. Full rigged merchantmen barque in setting to represent water, neatly mounted and enclosed in framed glass case, 24 by s inches.
 585. Framed picture of large French frigate attacked by German and Russian Eigate-one on each side. Heavy broad sides are pouring from the portholes of each.
 586-7. Handsomely finished and carved solid mahogany English sideboard. The of Barbadoes, W. l. Also with it mahog- any case or cellaret to hold the choice wines and liquors. Loaned by w. R. H. Trow- bridge, Esq, late of Barbadoes. now of this city
 Gerrit S. Rice, heraldry artist, and painter presents to the society his true life-like DOT trait of President Wm. Henry Harrison, who. was 8 friend and neighbor of the artist at his Indiana home in 1889, shortly before his cleo tion to the office of President of the United States, taken from life. The painting has an especial historic value. The artist besides leaves to the society two very handsomely framed, polished, highly finished heraldic panel paintings. These have on their bright ly vanished surfaces Carefully prepared for the purpose) the varied, graceful figures heads, orests, shields, armorial bearings, fes- toons of drapery, notices, etc., all arranged appropriately with artistic skill. One paint ing measures 25 by 30, the other g by 25 inches Both are very unique, costly and beautiful. The colors are only such as belong to heraldry and of exquisite tint and shade. Visitors are cautioned not to handle or touch them. Thirty monograms of different capital letters of varied color and shade, twenty life forms, as many designs, with scrollwork and combinations of much beauty, can be counted and examined. The Goddess of Liberty, standing on the globe in clouds at her feet, with four figures of Cupid, oc- cupies the center of the larger picture. Her form is dressed in graceful robes, with helmet, spear, breast-plate and shield, while tha a,nl female figure, in sitting position, gracefully leans on 8 broken pillar at her side The crowning crest at the top is of a lion and tiger rampant" On the right and left front and side view of 1eopard's head graces each corner; while heads of griffin Both pictures are worthy of attention and study, especially by those who value family crests and coats of arms.
 The curator and librarian, MT. Sherman, has just added four pages of supplement to his very full catalogue of objects of interest (782 in slD, completed 9th April last. This has now all additions and contributions to the 18th inst. Beside all this, as libra rian, he, by the good offices and careful at- tention of his assistant, Dr. Alphonse Oul- man, M. D., (of 426 Congress avenue), yes terday completed full catalogue of the val uable library of books comprising about B. 900 bound volumes. This indexes the books
 
 titles or subjects, showing the shelf and number, how many volumes, date and place of publication, divided into distinct columns for perfect reference Dr. Oulman has given the spare time from his profession and practice for nearly three months past. He also gives instruction in French, German, Italian and Spanish, and other European languages. His wonderful facility as linguist has made him proficient in fifteen languages. The hand writing is as perfect and beautiful as copper plate engrav- ing. This great work, he says, has been pas time for him. The wonderful recovery of old Mrs. W. J. Smith, 91 Bradley street. for more than year past, after being four or five times brought near to death, is by his gratu- itous attention.
 Dr. Oulman has been in the practice of his | profession for 22 years, and eight years of | that time was surgeon in the French army. He is 8 graduate of two universities in Ger many and in Paris.
 Funeral of Thomas Reynolds.