Waist-length seated portrait of Mrs. Benjamin wearing bonnet, holding staff., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 20 (Nov., 1854), p. 101., "She was with the army all through the Revolutionary War. She was in Albany during the hard winter of 1780, and at West Point two or three years, while the army was stationed there ; and when it left under General Washington, she followed. Her business was cooking and washing for her husband and other soldiers. She speaks distinctly of riding horseback through the streets of Philadelphia on the way to Yorktown and also of embarking on board ship at the head of Elk river, and of cruising down Chesapeake Bay, and landing (I think) at James River.”--P. 101., Also known as Sarah Osborn.
In Autographs for Freedom (Auburn, N.Y., 1854), plate opposite p. 41., Facsimile signature: Antoinette L. Brown., Bust-length portrait of the woman preacher, with a brooch on her lace collar.
In Bishop, H. E. Floral home; or, first years in Minnesota (New York, 1857), frontispiece., Harriet Bishop moved to Minnesota, then still a territory, to become the first teacher in the small city of St. Paul. She was a writer and an advocate of education reform and women's rights., Facsimile signature: Harriet E. Bishop., Bust-length portrait of Bishop, wearing a brooch.
Waist-length portrait of the reformer., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 17 (March, 1853), p. 52., Mrs. Amelia Jenks Bloomer was a suffragist and temperance advocate whose name came to be associated with the radical new short dress style for women., Another portrait appears in: The water-cure journal, v. 12, no. 4 (Oct., 1851), p.96.
In Griswold, R.W.The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 433., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Winthrop, standing.
In Medbery, R.B. Memoir of Mrs. Sarah Emily York (Boston, 1853), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours ever Emmy W. York., Three-quarter length portrait of the woman missionary, seated, with a shawl draped over her shoulders.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 231., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Philips, leaning against the sill of a window which is partially obscured by drapery.
Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Paine with a shawl draped around her arms, seated in front of a natural landscape., In Paine, Robert Troup. Memoirs of Robert Troup Paine (New York, 1852), plate preceding p. 507., Facsimile signature: Your ever affectionate Mother Mary Ann Paine., Mrs. Paine was the wife of physician Martyn Paine and mother of Robert Troup Paine. With her husband, Mrs. Paine compiled a biography of their son Robert, who died, perhaps of an accidental drug overdose, in his senior year at Harvard College.
In Park, R. Jerusalem; and other poems juvenile and miscellaneous (New York, 1857), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Mary B Park., Mary Park, the beloved wife of the Rev. Roswell Park, president of Racine College, died in childbirth., Waist-length portrait of Park, wearing a shawl and ornamental bow.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate opposite p. 183., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Otis wearing a pearl necklace, standing with her right arm propped on an architectural element.
In Lee, M.E. Poetical remains of the late Mary Elizabeth Lee (Charleston, S.C., 1851), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours, in joy & Sorrow, Mary E. Lee., Waist-length portrait of the writer holding a book.
Waist-length portrait of Chloe Lankton in bed, wearing bonnet., In Atwell, Harriet. Chloe Lankton, or, Light beyond the clouds (Philadelphia, 1859), frontispiece., Frontispiece signed: GAS., Chloe Lankton, a celebrated invalid, received many visitors over the course of her life while bedridden with scrofula (now diagnosed as a form of tuberculosis)., Additional portrait of sitter held in the Print Department. See cdv portraits -- sitters -- L [P.9057.79 (Brenner)].
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 Griswold, R.W.The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 313., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Lewis seated in an upholstered chair, her right hand at her chin, her left hand resting in her lap holding a book.
Shoulder-length portrait of Mrs. Farnham in profile, wearing eyeglasses., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 25 (June, 1857), p. 133., Mrs. Eliza Farnham was an author, a prison matron at Sing Sing, and a feminist reformer. She was a champion of phrenology and assisted Marmaduke Sampson in illustrating the phrenologically-based Rationale of crime (New York, 1857) by providing him with subjects from Sing Sing., “Fig. 8 shows great vigor and compass of thought, ability to grasp and conquer subjects requiring steady logical power, yet the two points referred to, though they show the chief differences between the two, are not the only strong points of the portrait under consideration. The head rises high, and is long and broad on the top, showing strong moral sentiment, firmness and dignity combined with prudence, taste, and the qualities which give refinement, elevation, and purity of mind. She is one of the strongest female thinkers and writers in America ; and in officiating as matron of the State Prison at Sing Sing for several years, and also in many other spheres of action, she has shown her stamina of character and strength of mind. The perceptive organs are not large enough for a good balance of intellect.”--P. 133., Another portrait appears in: Phrenological and physiological almanac, for 1849 (New York, 1848), p. 31.
In Report of the Forrest divorce case (New York, 1852), title vignette and p. 96., Other portraits appear in: The Forrest divorce suit, report of the trial of Catherine N. Forrest vs. Edwin Forrest for divorce (New York, 1851), p. 96, second sequence; Gleason's pictorial drawing-room companion, vol. 2, no. 9 (Feb 28, 1852), p. 144; Gleason's pictorial drawing-room companion, vol. 2, no. 17 (Apr. 24, 1852), p. 257., Bust-length portrait of Forrest, with her hair in a bun.
In Ballou's pictorial drawing-room companion, vol. 8, no. 10 (Mar. 10, 1855), p. 160., "Though Yankee girls are particularly well rendered by this lady, she performs well whatever she undertakes, her versatility enabling her to glide gracefully from one line of character to another. She is still, though out of practice, an elegant dancer, and both in figure and face fitted to adorn the stage. Mr. and Mrs. Florence are very happily adapted to each other, and we learn that in private life they are as much esteemed as they are popular in public."--P. 160., Another portrait, depicting Mrs. Florence in character as the Dutch Organ Girl, appears on the same page., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Florence, seated in a chair, wearing earrings and a brooch.
In Illustrated news, vol. 1, no. 5 (Jan. 29, 1853), p. 80., Signed: [undeciphered monogram] del., Waist-length portraits of the spiritualists Kate (i.e., Catherine) and Margaretta (i.e., Margaret) Fox; Margaretta has her arm around Kate.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 355., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Carroll standing in front of an architectural element and drapery, holding a flower in her left hand.
In J.A.B. Mary Bean: the factory girl / a domestic story, illustrative of the trials and temptations of factory life (Boston, 1850), front wrapper., Waist-length portrait of Bean, wearing a bracelet., Miss Caswell, also known as Mary Bean, was a factory girl who became the subject of popular fiction after her body was discovered in a stream, following her death by a botched abortion., "Not unfrequently impatient of restraint, and indisposed to listen to the voice of counsel, the unthinking female is ensnared in the toils of the destroyer, and being insidiously led onward, step by step, she awakes from her dream of fancied happiness, but to mourn over her dishonor, and the destruction of her cherished hopes. Such was the case with Mary Bean. Her life, her sufferings, and her death, are but a picture of the life, the sufferings, and the death of many others. Let those of her sex, then, who may chance to read these pages, be admonished in season, and not turn a deaf ear to those counsels, which, if regarded, would save them from misery and dishonor."--P. 40.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 209., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Caton, Mary ("Polly") Carroll Caton, holding a handkerchief in her right hand, leaning against an architectural element, with a landscape scene in the background.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 333., Daughter of Pennsylvania Gov.Thomas McKean; wife of Carlos Martinez de Yrujo y Tacon, the Marques de Casa Yrujo (1763-1824)., Three-quarter length portrait of the Marchioness d'Yrujo, seated, wearing a pearl necklace and hairpiece, also in a dress adorned with pearls. Her hands are folded in her lap and her right hand holds a closed fan.
In Young, A. Madame Young's Guide to health; her experience and practice for nearly forty years; a true family herbal (Rochester, N.Y., 1858), frontispiece., Young was a practicing physician who authored Madame Young's Guide to health, a manual intended to instruct women in the use of herbal and family medicine., "Of all men, the physician should be a liberal-minded man-- ever anxious to learn all that will enable him to be of benefit to his suffering fellow-creatures. He should never conclude that he has nothing more to know, or that he can find all knowledge in any one system, or theory, of practice; he should ever be ready to learn, from every body. He who expects to find out all that can be known, in one train of reasoning, or round of study, is like a man traveling upon a circle"--P.146-147., Bust-length portrait of Madame Young, wearing a bonnet, eyeglasses, and a cross necklace.
Full-length portrait of Miss Rolla dancing on stage, with a bouquet at her feet., In Frank Leslie's illustrated weekly, vol. 4, no. 92 (Sept. 5, 1857), p. 209., Miss Teresa Rolla was an Italian-born ballet dancer who, shortly after moving to New York City, made her American premiere at Niblo's Garden at the age of nineteen.
In Rickey, A.S. Forest flowers of the West (Philadelphia, 1851), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours ever Anna S. Rickey., Waist-length portrait of the writer, holding a book and a pen.
In Wilson, D. Henrietta Robinson (New York, 1855), frontispiece., After wearing a veil during her 1854 trial, Henrietta Robinson became known as the "Veiled Murderess.", Waist-length portrait of the criminal.
Waist-length portrait of the actress., In Gleason's pictorial drawing-room companion, vol. 6, no. 13 (Apr. 1, 1854), p. 201., Agnes Robertson was a popular stage actress who eloped with fellow actor Dion Bourcicault., Another portrait appears in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 4, no. 119 (Mar. 13, 1858), p. 236.
In Henry, G.W. Trials and triumphs (for half a century) in the life of G.W. Henry (Oneida, 1856), frontispiece., Mrs. Henry was the wife of the blind Methodist minister George W. Henry (b. 1801). In the 1875 New York State census, the Rev. Henry is listed as living with his wife Susan C. Henry., Three-quarter length portrait of Susan C. Henry (?) seated next to her daughter Florence. Mrs. Henry holds her son George Wesley on her lap.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 449., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Morris, standing.
Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Morris, seated in chair, wearing a bonnet and a shawl, and holding a book in her right hand and eyeglasses in her left hand., In Smith, John Jay, ed. Letters of Doctor Richard Hill and his children (Philadelphia, 1854), plate preceding p. 393., "Aet 76"., Mrs. Morris was the sixth daughter of physician Richard Hill and of prominent Quaker lineage, belonging to the Hill, Lloyd, Moore, and Morris families of Philadelphia., Presumed that artist is Morris’s grandson, Morris Smith., Another portrait appears in: Smith, John Jay, ed. Letters of Doctor Richard Hill and his children (Philadelphia, 1854), plate preceding p. 89.
In The Book of the boudoir (Boston, 1853), frontispiece., “Thine truly – Ellen Louise”., Three-quarter length portrait of the writer, holding a bouquet of flowers.
In Hubbell, M.S. Memorial, or, The life and writings of an only daughter (Boston, 1857), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours truly Mary E. Hubbell., Full-length portrait of the writer, seated with a book in her hand.
Three-quarter length portrait of the triplets, seated side by side. All three wear bonnets and hold their hands in their laps in a similar manner., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 28 (Sept., 1858), p. 40., “These persons resemble each other very strongly, more especially Mrs. Bushnell and Grennell. Though it is not always the case that twins and triplets resemble each other in appearance and character, yet it is more common for them to do so than it is for those of single birth, because the parents in cases of twins transmit characteristics to the progeny from one given condition of body and of mind….”--P. 40.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 465., Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Jackson, seated, holding a flower in her right hand.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 139., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Izard, wearing a pearl necklace, with pearls in her hair, holding a basket of flowers.
In Griswold, R.W. The Republican Court, or, American society in the days of Washington. New and rev. ed. (New York, 1856), plate preceding p. 97., Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Jay in profile.
Waist-length portrait of the educator, seated, wearing bonnet., In The American phrenological journal, vol. 27 (June, 1858), p. 88., “Miss Sophia S. Cornell, the distinguished author of Cornell’s admirable series of School Geographies, and who is extensively known as one of the most successful educators and teachers at present enlisted in the great cause of popular Education, was born in New London, Conn., and is of American parentage.”--P. 86, Robert Price obtained a patent in Worcester, Mass., on May 5, 1857, for the process of producing photographic images on wood ; cf. American phrenological journal, vol. 27 (Feb. 1858), p. 24.
Waist-length portrait of the writer wearing a locket containing the portrait of her husband and holding a small portrait of her three sons., In Corwin, Jane H. The harp of home (Cincinnati, 1858), frontispiece., Facsimile signature: Yours with respect Jane H Corwin., Mrs. Jane H. Corwin was a newspaper writer who frequently published pseudonymously. Two letters attached to the Library Company copy reveal that, in the years following the book’s initial publication, her husband died and her three surviving sons fought in the Civil War, and the losses suffered rendered her penniless.
Waist-length portrait of Mrs. Cunningham, seated., In Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 3, no. 63 (Feb. 27, 1857), p. 192., Mrs. Emma Augusta Cunningham was accused of murdering Dr. Harvey Burdell, a wealthy dentist from whom she rented a suite of rooms and with whom she was romantically involved. The murder and subsequent trial caused a media frenzy and, though she was ultimately acquitted of the crime, her innocence came into question when it was found that she was neither married to Burdell nor pregnant with his child, as she initially claimed. The murder remains unsolved.
Waist-length portrait of Miss Helen Cunningham, wearing necklace., In Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 3, no. 63 (Feb. 21, 1857), p. 192., Miss Helen Cunningham was the daughter of Mrs. Emma Augusta Cunningham. Miss Cunningham was a tenant in Dr. Harvey Burdell’s mansion and a witness at the sensational trial of his murder.
In The Dalton divorce case (Boston, 1857), title vignette., Helen Dalton was accused of adultery by her husband, Frank Dalton, but maintained her innocence, arguing that her relations with her supposed lover, William Sumner, had not been improper. The ensuing divorce trial was complicated by counter-accusations of adultery and spousal neglect leveled at Frank Dalton, allegations of an aborted pregnancy, and Sumner's death following a brutal beating by Mr. Dalton. The trial became something of a public sensation, as the topic of women and morality was a subject of heated debate. The jury was ultimately unable to come to a conclusive verdict., Full-length portrait of Dalton, wearing a gown and bonnet.
Waist-length portrait of Miss Augusta Cunningham, seated., In Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 3, no. 63 (Feb. 21, 1857), p. 192., Miss Augusta Cunningham was the daughter of Mrs. Emma Augusta Cunningham. Miss Cunningham was a tenant in Dr. Harvey Burdell’s mansion and a witness at the sensational trial of his murder.