Memo holder
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron vertical wall-mounted holder for paper records made of slats of sheet metal attached on one end to long slat with pointed bell-shaped finial and forked terminus; painted black with brown details and days of week on each slat.
Object Number:
1104[dup]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1675-1750
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 in. ( 21.9 x 5.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Two part brass mold for pewter spoons cast with oval bowl with rat- tail drop on reverse as well as initials and diamond-ended rib on reverse of flat-ended handle; diamond with linear rays pointing inward on obverse of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.10ab
Marks:
printed: on reverse of spoon: "GB"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
38699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fork
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Horn, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 15.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Three-pronged steel fork with faceted stem and rectangular curving horn handle.
Object Number:
Z.168
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
38651
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tin cylinder with door
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Sheet metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 29.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Tall, narrow sheet metal cylinder, open at bottom; top closed; but pierced at center and with cylindrical cover perforated at base; hinged door on side; pierced with connecting horizontal and vertical lines on other side; metal bands lodged in opening; perforated metal strip inside.
Object Number:
INV.9156
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38641
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mortar and pestle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Part (mortar): 5 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (14.6 x 13.7 cm)
Part (pestle): 1 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (4.1 x 26.7 cm)
Description:
Bronze mortar; cylindrical lower half with heavy foot, molded foliate decoration, loop handles, and roughly formed shield with cross-hatch insignia; upper half slightly flaring, with molded bands and inscription; dumb-bell shaped pestle with knop at center.
Object Number:
INV.6516ab
Marks:
inscribed: in low relief: :BERENTEIN ASSINCK ANNO 1607"
Gallery Label:
This mortar and pestle are possibly a copy of an older set or possibly Masonic.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38637
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nut
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Hexagonal brass nut.
Object Number:
INV.918
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38633
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 6.7 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Cat head shaped lock of sheet iron with flat brass keyhole plate with baluster shape.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1190
Marks:
stamped: on keyhole plate: "PATENT"
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38612
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knives (4)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1820
Medium:
Bone, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Four knives irregularly shaped with metal caps at end and flat steel blades with rounded ends.
Object Number:
1493-1496
Marks:
impressed: on blades: "SHEARSTEEL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
38611
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Door knocker
Classification:
Date:
1865-1890
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Oval brass door knocker with log cabin scene in relief and u-shaped handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1926.58
Marks:
cast: onto plate: "A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND"
cast: onto handle: "BOYHOOD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
struck: on back of handle: "ENGLAND"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
38607
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Door knocker
Classification:
Date:
1865-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 3 x 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass door knocker with profile of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak boughs on plate; quote and life dates cast on circular handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1926.57
Marks:
cast: onto reverse: "presdt Lincoln"
struck: on reverse: "4085/RDNO651615"
cast: onto handle: "WITH-MALICE-TOWARD-NONE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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