New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28

| Vaughan, of London. y taNofit" among III"
portraits is % replica of S,uarts portrait painted
| in 1876. II is a full lcnath figure >landing
| the left hand carrying Shcathed sword. Al
! though the Ahcnaeum portrait is not on eAh!b-
| ton. there are several rcplicaS Of it, The john
| Trumbull Washington, the original of that IN
tie City Hall, was sent from Baltimore by Eli
mund Law Rogers. n descendant of Martha Wash
| ingon II was painted in 1870. The catalogue
contains IN interesting account Of, this portrait
Ivy Trumbull, together with the remarks of
Washington concerning il in his diary. The
| Peal.s, damages and Robrrtsons are also repre-
.ented.
| OTHER CENTENNIAL PORTRAITS
| There are five portraits OF Martha Washington.
among them one by an unknown artist, Of her
and her only son, John ParI>e CuSt>. Mrs.
Charles Francis Adams Ia, sent from Quincy.
| Mass. u half-cngth portrait .. John ADAMS. hy
| Gilbert Stuart Elias B)udmot. president OF the
| Continental Congress-, looks from the walls in
several places The full-ensth portrait OF George
| Clinton. by John IrumbnlI. owned by the city
| Of Ncw York is also on view. togcther with
| number Of prP>cniments Of Benjamin Franklin.
! The best is thought 10 be that by {. ". Pcale,
| owned BIZ Mrs. Joseph Harrison. of Philadelphia.
| II is bust three-qnarter> 10 the left, with
| sprctacles II was engraved in mcllotint by the
| artist in 's7. Probably no one l. more fire.
| uuenty represented than Alexander Hamilton. H.
| he i, 10 he seen at Nil periods from young
| hood on \ beautiful portrait. and of the
most attractive and Interesting TO visitors i that
of Mr. and Mrs Ralph lard, by Coplcy. II was
sent from Charleston, South Carolina. from which
| State Mr.. lizard was IL Senator.
| The JAY family j., also we'll rcprese nted. while
Jefferson is 10 be seen thrc- times. There
| several portraits OF Robert Livingston In fact,
| there is scarcely man woman famous IN the
| early history Of the country whose portrait cnn-
not bc fomud at the loan exhibition. Almost
equally interesting are the departments OF -ngraV-
ing and Illustrations both Of which well-liilol.
| Among the hu>ts are several OF Washington. ~
| Ccrrochi 1871, by Ecli>tcn. and by The great
! French SCULPTOR Jean Antoine lIOndon. who cam"
10 America expressly 10 model Washington, b'
81 Powers and Wright iIoudOn has a 81 bust OF
BENJAMIN franklin There arr t%o bnsiN Of
Hamilton by Ccrroch by Palmer, and on"
| by Ilorttio Stone.
The department Of relics is especially rich ia
! variety The relies OF Washington are p"r'lcu-
larlv numerous and valuable There ar" hdio-
graph Letter., in considrriblc number Ms
Joseph W DrcNcl. Of Newly rk, sends the letters
which the General wrote 10 frae relative 10 MS
portrait There are also letters from NaHhing'o"
to Mr, John JAY, and 10 Governor clinton. WIN
several commission, signed hy the Father Of his
Country. Ms. Grover Cleveland mas loaned a
pretty cup and sdIccr which belonged
In In. breakfast st OF Washing OIL,
presented to JOHN H. Murray by Eliza
Park, Gusts, The bed curtain from Mount
Vernon. framed hu, been placed m III" exhibition
nv DR. Thomas Addi, hmmci. "i N"w-l"rN 80
800 of ,hc catalogue j. pair OF V"s'N presented 10
the General by Lafayette. v" 3o' Is an Ih''f's'
ing collection OF more than 80" p'rr'>' inrmuins
medals. etc all relating 10 Washington. No. ii"
,,,ir If am buttons worn by Washington. -
well u, several cellar ami >hirt buttons.
| No 3l2 "a blue cloth coat Of III, General, &c
companird by the inscription IN the handwriting ID
Mr., WashingtOns cld'>' stiuddai-h''F' S'''"'1
That il was made from t.r hrNl AMERICAN '"''
sent 10 the General, ahd often worn ~ MN. y
ro,vn xehr, sal, Of small clothes j. Toured By that
en\ iabic pc>srssvr OF maiy relies, rdiH'i'a '"'"
Rogers. OF Baltimore. 80. 81 Is an n'"re'tiI-
,Ir If = uropo,ed hons, az Mount Vernon. Nho"
,,, V,,hIn.ton 4, an architect. II was drawn b'
Inn \ lock Of Washin-tOn'> HAIR j. shown a. 10
.lf An Interesting rNhihi, Of relics 0t NaNhlh-
tam ,,,. ,.nf from the capital by Thornton :
WASHINGTON, consisting Oi - III " cl"'I.IiE "Vt'
. | ry the General on Inauguration p"', ni "li ~
| - although not At the inaugural ceremony. 81
| = = brown ,uit OF silk. consisting 81 fo,i 'h'
| kur,. brrrchr> one knee buckle VIVA pfI'H'h,>
| si U
| h,,,, rho r,.uu ucucss vi HIS clUthnG, W!n'h IN
c,uecial interest 1t thl~ tine. lac SWORD Wa pre-
..iliru 10 thc General by brnildl W !!l'Hiu Di'h'
| Another >illt Of cluth.n- j. No. III. M III
, | ,r,rd 81 WASHINGTON j., ~ q white parchment >cab
| hard silver mounted. II WaN worn bF 'h' 'rIl'''
when lac resigned h.N commission ~ cpmnhn''f
| ,u-rl,rt Of Tie Army. When nausurdlct IA N'N
, ! o.x and ancfWard on al stare "'cl'''h, H. D.,
low owned hy Mrs. NuHn" l. l'"',, % n' .
more pen aud pencil H''d ""'!hS INV "''"'"
ION shown IN No. IA
. | rrft
No. -; j, "a snuH-hON, lniald with SILVER 'h'
pesr,. which va, n>cd by lhc General ana III
brother Nos. 81, and 81 are rings worn by
Wn.hingto.. the n,icr OF which contains II proh'
uortrnr ~ miniature. beautiful punch use
hy Washington j. Ne. BE? now owned by Benlam'i
r Valentine Of Ncv-lorl Another shostly relic y
. niece. Of il,c original ..oIn IN winch Wa>hina'o
49,, buried a paper weight carved from o.
, .,onc on which Generpl Washington stood in Fed
, cr,l lIau while delivering MS Inaugural address
4, marked NO. 3j?. II j. now owned IN Newark
. y j. No. 1913 is anOlhrr snll worn by WASHING
. ton Oh several notdUlr occasions. No; 31i j.
,r of hur kin cauntlci> sim lar 10 those III tii
Iurr hull portrait His camp trunk, OF leather
with brass nails. and an oval brass pht'' ~;
scribed, Gcnl Washington J. l0aheI w ia
uund H. Roger, who also sends clNr onsi. :.
and two hg'>iiy plated decanier casters "n -
- ease of red morocco, containing scale, p.ir !"
diyldcrs4 and lead pen II, all u>rq ny ,'
General MLem SnfSE6i" gaS Ui rey trunk Of gre,
morocco ard a plated lamp which he was n"
cn,forned TO use. Mrs. f. Nixon. OF Philadelphia
sends gold and enamel breasipin , -. ,
From I63 to 800 are relics OF Martha Wash
iunrou alone The first Is n brown SATIN cow
with skirt and train complete. No $40 u ih
cushion for q shell-bottom chair worked oy Mrs
Washington Her knife, hand fringe loOm snu n
: hcx PRAYER book pincushion and family Bibl
are also on view No. 3s5 consists OF s,xty auto
graph letters from various heroes ~ the Rsvoin
n non The rest OF the collection In the department
|. consists Of Interesting relics Of other msA prem