Tea caddy
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 x 3 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron (toleware) oval tea caddy with circular opening and lid at top; painted decoration below shoulders of red and green leaves and yellow swags; yellow bellflowers painted above base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.2725ab
Marks:
printed: tag inside tea caddy: "NADELMAN COLLECTION" and "50"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tinder box
Classification:
Date:
20th century
Medium:
Sheet brass, lacquer
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 12.1 cm )
Part (iron striking metal): 2 7/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. (7.3 x 2.5 x 1 cm)
Description:
Round hammered copper box with flat circular base and rolled edge with molded inset lid with rolled rim and brass urn with acorn top finial; contents include six pieces of flint, one iron striking metal with two finger loops.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marguerite Weidenman
Object Number:
1946.110a-i
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
38836
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whale oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 10.8 cm )
Overall (with lid open): 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.8 x 8.3 cm)
Description:
Painted whale oil lamp with attached lid on shallow round canister attached to saucer base with loop handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
1945.328ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
38834
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doorknob
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Glass, brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 2 in. ( 20.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Spherical clear glass door knobs suspended air bubbles; brass collars; iron piece (square in section) connects the knobs.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1937.555b
Gallery Label:
This door knob was taken from the Evans-Strauss house on 5 West 76th Street when it was demolished to make room for the Society's new building.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
38831
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (2)
Classification:
Date:
late 19th century
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Brass cylindrical with square base; baluster stem with faceted ring; cylindrical candle socket.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ruth Weinberger, through Joseph Levine
Object Number:
1979.92a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
38830
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brand
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 3 x 1 in. ( 62.2 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron brand with ilong handle looped at end and thick rectangular iron pad with initials in low relief.
Object Number:
Z.126
Marks:
carved: in low relief: "I.B.L.Y"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38829
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cork squeezer
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 3 in. ( 5.7 x 23.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Cast iron cork press ( or squeezer) with molded acanthus leaf pattern on top legs; three molds for corks of different diameters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.223
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this cork squeezer belonged to her father, John Vaché Cox. The properties of cork were perfect for the irregularly formed mouths of free-blown bottles which had finishes that were hand tooled with a commensurate lack of precision. Corks were soaked in water and then squeezed into the proper shape for insertion into the bottles with a tool called a "cork press." Often customers, in an attempt to reduce cost, would bring in their own bottles to be decanted. These then needed to be sealed with a cork before the customer took them away.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38788
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wine cooler
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1880
Medium:
Iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 24.4 x 21 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron wine cooler composed of tapering cylindrical bucket with strap handle and inner wire mesh cylinder fixed in place at top with two strips; remnants of two gilded bands at rim and base; interior painted in red.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1938.211
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38786
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brand
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 3/4 x 1 in. ( 57.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron brand with long handle, hollow at one end with thick rectangular iron pad with initials in low relief.
Object Number:
Z.123
Marks:
carved: in low relief on pad: possibly "[GW]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fork and whisk handle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 37 1/2 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (95.3 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)
Overall (b): 18 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 5/8 in. (47.3 × 3.8 × 1
Description:
Two-pronged wrought iron fork and wrought iron handle with split end, both with handles pierced for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.412ab
Marks:
stamped: on b, marked three times on top of handle: "IS" beneath crown
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
38783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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