The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09
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muaEum'a arms and srmor collection.
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by several donofa. The new lacsa, With
thoss ~ the Astor and stuart collectIona,
havc b-en classified and arranged In such
the ART of lacs making They nov occupy
q gallery 20 themselves, which IL called
the ACE Room
The collection Of watches lent 70 the
MUSEUM by Mrs George A. Hearn has been
enlarged by morp than n acore Of specimens
Of eighteenth and nineteenth century work.
mAnshlp, This collection and that loaned
by Maurice Sternberger ara exhibited
together and offer a curious display. There
Ia great profusion In the ornamentation
Of these old watches, and great diversity
In design, color and material. The cases,
with gold for a base, arc rioh with varie-
gated enRmels, tinted tortoise shell and
shagreen. The interiors are adorned with
the same PROPULSION a. the cases. One
problem Of the Matchmaker, indeed. seems
to have been to shape the works them
selves not only to the needs Of a timepieoe,
but TO the demands Of grace In design, 50
that the ~pervading ornamentation might
appear not simply to be inflicted on the
machinery, but to harmonic. Some Of
the older watches have two cases. a rather
quaint idea. enabling the owner to carry
about his timepiece in everyday use, with
out battering the fine inner case, reserved
for display on days Of pomp.
Five paintings lent by Charles Fair
child are on exhibition. each worthy. Of
note. By Sargent are a very. brief but
telling study OF the head Of Edwin Booth
and the small full length portrait Of Robert
Louis Stevenson. The Booth study, a
Of color, ia said to be more suggestive Of
the live actor In its spontaneous way
than the finished portrait, the property Of
the Players Club, Of which it was a study.
1t and the Stevenson portrait both have
documentary value as fine hkenesses.
"The Bathers," the well known painting
by William Morris Hunt, ia smaller n
sketchier than a larger canvas Of his, doubt
less the replica, yet critics accord 1t the
greater charm Of the two. Though most
simply done, 1t is a many sided achievement
and a fine revelation Of Hunts art and
spirit. The Questioner. Of the SPHINX
by Elihu Vedder, is a work almostly equally
characteristic of the artist, though painted
rather early In his career. Finally, there
is a notable Portrait Of a Lady" by East
man johnson, which Is striking rather
ner.
George Inman's portrait Of Macready
has been purchased, and will have ar in
terest for those who are interested in
Maoready. There is O spirited coast view,
the work Of Joe jefferson, with plenty Of
spirit and 60, though without pretenoe
Of finish. Several other paintings have been
presented. Whistler's Failing Rocket
acquired through the gift of Harris
c.. Fa livestock, is on it's way over sea. It
has been a much coveted painting, sought
especially by the National Gallery. 1t is
the Metropolitan Museums first example
Of Whistler's oil painting; The picture is
one of the Cremorne Gardens series, over
another Of whichthe famous case OF Whistler
VS.. Ruskia came into the British courts.
The Failing Rocket Yves produced In
court on that occasion as evidence by the
prosecution.