Large stone house under construction. Lumber and other supplies are in the yard. A sign on the side porch reads, in part, "Stonework done by Peter Gerstle & Son." Title supplied by cataloger.
Drawing of a dark stallion named Gambonito. At the bottom of the drawing, a scroll reads: "Gambonito, 8419. 2:27 1/2, property of W. M. Rue and Son." (The rest of the scroll is illegible.) Gambonito is listed in the Year Book, Trotting...
Frame house with balcony and porch. There is a widow's walk on the roof and trees near the house. Text on verso reads, "No home in Key West is more highly valued both as as [sic] an example of our distinctive architecture and because of the...
Map of Kentucky and Tennessee shows mountain ranges, rivers, creeks, railroads, counties, cities, and towns. State borders are traced in color, counties are lightly tinted and relief is show by hachures. Insets include hypsometric map illustrating...
Photogravure character portrait of actor William Warren in the role of "Herr Weigel" in "My Son." In this well-known and widely-reproduced image, Warren wears a jacket, vest with watch fob, ascot, and plaid pants, and holds a...
Suspended lights hang from an ornately-decorated ceiling in Thompson's Restaurant. Seating appears to be single chairs with small flat surfaces attached to the arms. To the right is a marble and wood counter with fruit and baked goods. Three large...
Chandeliers hang from an ornately-decorated ceiling in Thompson's Restaurant. Seating appears to be single chairs with small flat surfaces attached to the arms. To the right are marble and wood counters with fruit and other food products, including...
The Louvre portrait is of a "young boy wearing a toga praetexta (a purple-bordered toga) and bulla (ornament worn around a child's neck). […] Comparisons with coins bearing the image of Britannicus exclude the possibility that this is a...
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Inscriptions; Human life cycle; Childhood & youth; Domestic life; Child rearing; Breast feeding; Feeding; Lifting & carrying; Riding;...
"[…] this child's sarcophagus has been reassembled from many fragments. The front panel is, however, in fairly good condition, with a few missing pieces reconstructed from Carrara marble. […] This sarcophagus is among the earliest of the...
