Collections Online

Welcome to the Maryland Historical Society’s Collections Online Database. Browse through both Museum Department collections and the Special Collections Department of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library by subject or by medium. Here you will see paintings, photographs, manuscripts, decorative arts pieces, lithographs, and more.

With well over one million items housed at MdHS, this database contains merely a fraction of what can be found in the combined collections. Information contained in the records of the Collections Online Database is subject to change as a result of ongoing research.

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American Civil WarAfrican American HistoryPhotographs
War of 1812Women's HistoryBenjamin Henry Latrobe
PaintingsMining the Museum (exhibit)

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Sir George E. Calvert, Lord Baltimore
Lithographs; Calvert Family, Prints, Hambleton Print Collection, Etching
Sir George E. Calvert with autograph and seal of John Thane. Lithograph by unknown artist. Hambleton Print Collection.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org
H175


Yacht 'Ross Winans'.
Lithographs; Maritime, Prints
Unknown
Yacht 'Ross Winans'. Lithograph by unknown artist.
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ca. 1866
H170


George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge
Prints, Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Lithographs; American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
E. Sachse & Co.
George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge. Lithograph by E. Sachse & Co.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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H150A


Admiral Cockburn Burning and Plundering Havre de Grace on the 1st of June 1813
War of 1812, 1812-1814; Lithograph; Havre de Grace (Md.)
Charles, William, 1776-1820
Hambleton Print Collection. Admiral Cockburn Burning and Plundering Havre de Grace on the 1st of June 1813. Hand colored etching on laid paper by William Charles.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1813
H151


Entrance to Green Mount Cemetery for the Monthly Budget.
Cemeteries; Lithographs, Prints
E. Weber & Co.
Entrance to Green Mount Cemetery for the Monthly Budget. Lithograph by E. Weber & Co.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1848
H120


The Battle Monument, Baltimore, September 22, 1831.
Work on paper; History--United States--War of 1812, War of 1812, 1812-1815
Unknown
The Battle Monument, Baltimore, September 22, 1831. Pencil sketch on paper by unknown artist. Hambleton Print Collection.
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ca. 1831
H137


Carrolton [sic] Viaduct.
Bridges and viaducts; Lithographs, Prints
Endicott & Sweet, Graphic Hall
Hambleton Print Collection. Carrolton [sic] viaduct, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Lithograph by Endicott and Sweet.
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January 7, 1831
H116


The Result of the 15th Amendment and the rise and progress of the African race in America and its final accomplishment, and celebration on May 19th A.D. 1870.
African American history; Suffrage; Lithograph; Celebrations and parades
Metcalf & Clark, Publishers
The Result of the 15th Amendment and the rise and progress of the African race in America and its final accomplishment, and celebration on May 19th A.D. 1870. Published by Metcalf & Clark.
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ca. 1870
H85


A view of the Bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the observatory, under the command of admirals Cochrane & Cockburn, on the morning of the 13th of Sepr. 1814.
War of 1812, 1812-1815; Lithograph; Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.)
Bower, J. sc.
Hambleton Print Collection. A view of the Bombardment of Fort McHenry. Color Aquatint by J. Bower, sc.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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ca. 1814
H89


View of Ellicotts Mills
Lithographs; Ellicott City (Md.), Mills, Prints, Industry, Hambleton Print Collection
E. Sachse & Co.
View of Ellicotts Mills. Lithograph by E. Sachse & Co. Hambleton Print Collection.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
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1854
H71


Clipper Ship
Lithographs; Maritime, Prints
McCann, Armitage
Clipper Ship
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ca. 1920
H78


Battle of North Point, near Baltimore, September 12, 1814
Prints, Lithographs; War of 1812, 1812-1815; North Point, Battle of, Md., 1814
Ruckle, Thomas
Battle of North Point, near Baltimore, September 12, 1814. Designed, painted and published by Thomas Ruckle. Lithograph of Endicott and Swett. Hambleton Print Collection.
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1834
H84


Teapot
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object; Bonaparte Family
Silver tea pot marked G.B. and engraved Elizabeth Patterson.
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XX.5.12


Sugar bowl
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object
Barry, Standish
Silver sugar bowl engraved with
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ca. 1784-1810
XX.5.29


Baltimore Town in 1752
Lithographs; Baltimore (Md.); Settlement of land, Prints, Hambleton Print Collection
A. Hoen & Co. (Copy after John Moale)
Baltimore Town in 1752. Facsimile of original drawing by John Moale, lithograph by A. Hoen and Company. Hambleton Print Collection.
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1752
H26


Covered jug and pitcher
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object; Kirk (Samuel) and Son, inc., Baltimore, Md.
Kirk (Samuel) and Son, inc., Baltimore, Md.
Silver covered jug and pitcher made by Samuel Kirk and Sons in Baltimore, Md.
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xx.5.10 (covered jug); 1987.133.153 (pitcher)


Silver Toby Jug
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object; Pratt, Enoch, 1808-1896
Warner, A. E. Jr.
In the form of a Toby jug: A man in colonial dress, his tri-corner hat forming the spout, the handle formed as a leg. Marked on underside
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1886
200.50.1


Pap Boat
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object
Hunter, George
Silver pap boat engraved,
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1748
2001.42


Butter dish
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object; Kirk (Samuel) and Son, inc., Baltimore, Md.
Kirk (Samuel) and Son, inc., Baltimore, Md.
Three piece silver butter dish, engraved
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1860
1991.28.3.1


Butter dish
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object
Kirk (Samuel) and Son, inc., Baltimore, Md.
Three piece silver butter dish, engraved
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ca. 1860
1991.28.3.1