In Lowrie, L.A. Memoirs of Mrs. Louisa A. Lowrie (Pittsburgh, 1836), frontispiece., Waist-length portrait of the woman missionary, wearing a scarf around her neck.
In Lee, J. Religious experience and journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee (Philadelphia, 1849), frontispiece., Waist-length portrait of black preacher, seated at table with pen in hand; inkwell, books, and other papers also on table.
In Lord, Lucy T. Memoir of Mrs. Lucy T. Lord (Philadelphia, 1854), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Lucy T. Lord., Three-quarter length portrait of the woman missionary, holding an open book.
In Davis, A.H. The Female preacher, or, Memoir of Salome Lincoln (Providence ; Boston, 1843), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Salome Lincoln., Below signature: Math. 25:6. "Behold the Bridegroom cometh." Page 46 & 47. "This book was thine -- here didst thou read -- This picture, ah! yes here indeed I see thee still.", Waist-length portrait of the preacher, in profile, holding an open book.
In Wisner, B.B. Memoirs of the late Mrs. Susan Huntington. 2nd ed. (Boston, 1826), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Adieu, beloved friend – S. Huntington., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Huntington.
In Hartley, C.B. The three Mrs. Judsons (Philadelphia, 1860), frontispiece., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Judson., Another portrait appears in: American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 102.
In Phelps, A.A. The life of Mrs. Fanny L. Bartlett (Boston, 1860), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: I remain yours truly F.L. Bartlett., Mrs. Bartlett was the wife of Dr. Oliver C. Bartlett, a physician and lay preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Cf. Widmann, R.D. "'Lost in the immensity of God': A pre-Civil War Methodist woman's experience of the presence and power of God," Methodist history 25:3 (April 1987), 164-75., Three-quarter portrait of Mrs. Bartlett, seated, wearing a bonnet and a shawl.
In Mann, Rev. C.M. Memoir of Mrs. Myra W. Allen (Boston, 1832), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Myra W. Allen., Myra Allen served as a missionary in Bombay, India, with her husband, David O. Allen., Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Allen.
In The Mothers' journal, and Family visitant, v. 14, no. 3 (March, 1849), plate opposite p. 69., Facsimile signature: With very great respect Sir, Truly Yours Eliza C. Allen., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Allen, wearing bonnet; with a bookcase in the background.
In Adams, H.M. Memoir of Miss Hannah Adams (Boston, 1832), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Your friend Hannah Adams., Three-quarter length portrait of the writer, seated holding an open book.
In The Ladies' Repository (November, 1859), plate preceding p. 641. "Engraved expressly for the Ladies Repository.", Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Wilkins seated in front of a window with a Liberian village visible in the background.
In Wiley, I.W. The mission cemetery and the fallen missionaries of Fuh Chau, China (New York, 1858), p. 54., Mrs. White and her husband were both members of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They arrived in Fuh Chau, China, in September 1847., Another portrait appears in: American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 416., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
In Wiley, I.W. The mission cemetery and the fallen missionaries of Fuh Chau, China (New York, 1858), p. 166., Mrs. Wiley and her husband were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Mission. They traveled to China in 1851., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
In Hawes, L.F. Memoir of Mrs. Mary E. Van Lennep (Hartford, 1848), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Mary E. Van Lennep., Above signature: "Jesus, I give my all to Thee.", "See Page 128.", Waist-length portrait of the woman missionary, with a shawl draped over her shoulders.
In Bennett, S.R.I. Walks of usefulness (New York, 1868), frontispiece. Text first published in 1843., Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Prior, wearing eyeglasses and a bonnet.
In Baird, R. Memoir of Anna Jane Linnard. 2nd ed. (Philadelphia, 1837), frontispiece. Also in 1835 ed., Waist-length portrait of Miss Linnard, seated before a book (a Bible, open to the Gospel of St. John).
In Wiley, I.W. The mission cemetery and the fallen missionaries of Fuh Chau, China (New York, 1858), p.336., Mrs. Colder was the daughter of Rev. John Winebrenner, and the wife of Rev. James Colder. Mrs. Colder and her husband were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Mission, and arrived in China in July 1851., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
In American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 162., Mrs. Comstock and her husband were Baptist missionaries in Arracan, which became the Rakhine State of Burma., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
In Hooker, E.W. Memoir of Mrs. Sarah L. Huntington Smith. 3rd ed. (New York, 1845), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Very affectionately your Sister Sarah L. Smith., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Smith, seated and holding a book., Provenance: Waldo & Jewett, artist., Another portrait appears in: American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 280.
In Sleeper, S. Memoir of Mrs. M. Hazeltine Smith (Boston, 1843), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Your affectionate friend M. Hazeltine Smith., Smith was the principal of the New Hampton Female Seminary., Waist-length portrait of the teacher, wearing a brooch and shawl.
In American missionary memorial (New York, 1853), p. 472., Mrs. Simpson and her husband were sent to Western Africa by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions., Waist-length portrait of the missionary.
In Bouton, N. Memoir of Mrs. Elizabeth McFarland. 3rd ed. (Boston, 1839), frontispiece., Waist-length portrait of the clergyman's wife, wearing a bonnet and shawl., Facsimile signature: Your affectionate friend Eliza'h MFarland.
In Lander, Meta. Light on the dark river (Boston, 1854), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours affectionately, Henrietta., Shoulder-length portrait of Mrs. Hamlin.
In Life and letters of Miss Mary C. Greenleaf (Boston, 1858), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: M.C. Greenleaf., Bust-length portrait of Miss Greenleaf.
In Breckinridge, J. A memoir of Mrs. Margaret Breckinridge (Philadelphia, 1839), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Marg't Breckinridge., Bust-length portrait of Mrs. Breckinridge, with lace shawl.
Invitation for the Jewish masonic lodge containing pictorial details of emblems and symbols of the benevolent fraternal organization. Includes the eye of God; columns (symbols of virtue); globes; a square, level, and compass; and candlesticks., Signed Alfred T. Jones, Secretary. Secretary's Address: No. 321 Chestnut Street., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.149h]
In Judson, E.C. Memoir of Sarah B. Judson (New York, 1852), front cover (stamped in gold)., Below image: Faithful is He that calleth you [1 Thessalonians 5:24]., Full-length portrait of Mrs. Judson, standing between mourners (including Adoniram Judson?) and storm-tossed ship. She points to a vignette (depicting buildings and people in Burma?) within an arabesque frame, above which an angel hovers. Snakes curl around the lower edge of the frame.
Scrapbook containing predominantly original amateur art work, including watercolors, pencil works, and crayon drawings. Also contains engraved illustrations, photographic reproductions of paintings and sculptures, and lithographs. Subjects of the imagery include landscapes and marinescapes; scenes of rural life; portraiture of animals (birds, elephant, pig) and people; figure studies; allegorical figures; the work of Horatio Stone and Hortense Hazard; costume plates from "La France de nos jours" (1860); and religious and sentimental (courtship) scenes. Printed and inscribed titles include The Lion in Love; Masque d'Omphale; Polixene; Pâtre De Se. Saveur; Costumes Des Maconnaises; Costumes Des Bressannes; Une Bacchante; The Risen Redeemer; The Holy Family; The Trusty Servant; The Widow (painted by Smith's cousin J. L. Fisher); Blackbird and Thrush in Covert; Ceres; "The Highland soldier bidding adieu to his love"; "Pig-Pig-Pig"; La Maitress du Titian; and Japan Rose. Scrapbook also includes a crayon rubbing of the monumental brass on the tomb of Sir John Ratcliffe and Dame Alice at Crathwaite Church (Keswick, Cumberland); a series of French etchings satirizing the military; a photograph of the "Arsenal at Vienna"; and a trade card for the Interlaken Grand Hotel Victoria., Title supplied by cataloger., Few items removed., Many items contain corresponding inscriptions (often illegible) by the artist or inscriptions on verso by Smith explicating provenance., Various artists and engravers including P. Planat, H. Richter, W. Froden, Maurice, H. Moses, Hanlon, and G. Fairman., Various printers and publishers including George Baxter, Ducarme, Langlume, Auguste Bry, LeBlond & Co., Leighton Bros., Destouches, and Smith, Elder, & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby
Date
[ca. 1830-ca. 1874]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4-Alcove 2 [Is 6 1518.Q, vol. 2]
Friendship album of Helen Frances Baxter containing circa 60 entries, predominantly contributed while she was a student at Hudson Female Academy during the early 1860s. Entries include original and transcribed poems, prose, and essays; miniature watercolor, pencil and ink sketches; and ruled designs in pencil to resemble mosaics of square calling cards. Most of the entries are signed or contain the initials of the contributor, some noted as completed in Texas. Several entries also include or are entirely composed of vignette paper photograph portraits, predominantly bust-length and depicting young women. Topics of the entries include remembrance, friendship, mortality, religion and allusions to the literary works Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" (p. [99]) (racialized allusion) and Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" and Clement Clarke Moore's "Night Before Christmas" (p. [161-165]). Sketches depict scenes of nature (trees, a waterfall), a cottage, stone ruins, and “crossticks” and are often inserted into four slots in the corresponding page. Mosaics sometimes include names and addresses and/or portrait photographs. Also contains 10 lithographs depicting a composition of a scroll bordered by a type of flower, including lily, tulip, convolvulus, and rose. Lithographs also include printed sentimental prose describing the depicted flower. A small piece of paper with pasted down dried leaves and a final page of bon mots, including “All things lovely have an end. So has this book of yours my friend” also comprise the album., Contributors include Alba K. Fellows (p. [25-26]), Mary Phipps (later Foster) (Hudson, NY) (p. [39]), Sarah Vanderzee (Coeymans, NY) ( p. [55, 141]), William H. Morrison (Hudson, NY) (p. [59)], Eva C. Platt (p. [95]), Angie Smalley (Carmel, NY) (p. [31, 166-167], and Emma V. Claflin (later Parmalee)(Philadelphia) (p. [152]). Hudson Female Academy, established by Reverend John B. Hague in 1851 and under his administration during the 1860s, was a four-year academy for young women in Hudson, NY. The course of study included Mathematics, English Grammar, "Philosophy of Nautral History," Latin, Physiology, Vocal Music, Composition, "Guizot's Civilization," Chemistry, Intellectual and Moral Philosophy, French, German, Drawing, and Painting., Lacquered papier mâché binding with painted imagery depicting a bouquet of flowers framed by filigree, and accented with inlaid mother of pearl., Title from title page: New Drawing Album. J. C. Riker, publisher., Contains presentation page on p. [2]: Hand-colored lithograph signed Lith. Of Sarony & Major, N. Y. and depicting an open scroll of paper bordered by flowers and with text “Presented to.” Imprint: Published by J. C. Riker, 129 Fulton St., N. York., Contains inscription in pencil on p. [9]: Receive me with a smile,/As to each friend [?],/Detain me but a little while,/Then send the wanderer home., Contains presentation page on p. [13]: Hand-colored lithograph signed Lith. Of Sarony & Major, N. Y. and depicting an open scroll of paper bordered by flowers and with text “Presented to” [Miss Helen Frances Baxter, 12th May 155 by J.H.P]. Imprint: Published by Riker, Thorne &Co, 129 Fulton St., New York., Contains gilt marbled end papers., Contains some color paper pages., Gift of Michael Zinman, 2014., List of contributors and transcription of album entries available at repository., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Possibly compiled by Helen Fisher Baxter (1843- 1920) of Fishkill, later Hughsonville, N.Y. She worked as a music teacher in 1880 and died in Wappingers, N.Y. in 1920.
Creator
Baxter, Helen Frances
Date
[1855-1875, bulk 1860-1861]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.2014.79]
