Candle wall sconce for seven candles
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Gilded wood, metal, plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 15 x 11 in. ( 20.3 x 38.1 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Gilded wood, plaster and metal wall sconce for seven candles; seven turned wood candle holders covered in plaster and strung over metal braces that curve upward.
Credit Line:
Gift of R. W. G. Vail
Object Number:
1944.236b
Gallery Label:
This wall sconce was removed circa 1870 from an old New York City home and given to the to Mrs. Charles M. Vail, the great aunt of the donor, by the house wreckers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
38097
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Match dispenser
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 14.9 x 10.8 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Molded iron tinderbox decorated with scroll designs on wall plaque with extended square basin and lid with molded inscription.
Object Number:
INV.728
Marks:
molded: in relief: "C. PARKER / PAT / SEPT 14. 1869 & MAY 3 1870"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38092
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Match holder
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1867
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 in. ( 19 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cast and assembled iron wall bracket with open work scrolls, two fluted urns with foliage on sides and striking pad.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.2916
Marks:
inscribed: on back: "PAT-JAN 15, 1869"
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:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
38090
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wall sconce
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Gilded wood, metal, plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 15 x 11 in. ( 20.3 x 38.1 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Gilded wood, plaster and metal wall sconce for seven candles; seven turned wood candle holders covered in plaster and strung over metal braces that curve upward.
Credit Line:
Gift of R. W. G. Vail
Object Number:
1944.236a
Gallery Label:
This wall sconce was removed circa 1870 from an old New York City home and given to the to Mrs. Charles M. Vail, the great aunt of the donor, by the house wreckers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
38018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Taper jack
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 11.4 x 19.7 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron wax jack or taper stand with trefoil feet supporting square platform with scalloped edge and engraved; with central support for scissor like clippers and applied stem handle with seven-lobed leaf terminus.
Object Number:
Z.2886
Bibliography:
Krohn, Deborah, Peter Miller, and Marybeth De Filippis, eds., "Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick." New York: Bard Graduate Center, New-York Historical Society, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 306
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
37977
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (2)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 9.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of cast brass candlesticks with pierced socket and circular base on three padded feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1964.28ab
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, these candlesticks were purchased from Carl Jacobs for 75 dollars. According to Donald Fennimore, these candlesticks made in a 12th century style.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Brass candlestick with urn-shaped socket, cylindrical stem concave with two flanges, spreading circular base on square foot with four bracket feet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1933.88
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Red brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Cast metal candlestick with cylindrical socket on cylindrical stem with wedding band knop with wide circular foot, crudely engraved.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1967.68
Marks:
engraved: on foot: " M. ELAV(...)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
37921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bull's eye lamp
Classification:
Date:
mid 19th century
Medium:
Pewter, glass, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 4 in. ( 21 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Britannia metal bull's eye oil lamp with circular molded brass; baluster stem; brass and iron lamp cap and wick holder; glass lenses attach to opposite sides of fuel reservoir.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1947.443a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this bull's eye lamp belonged to William Vosburgh, Albany, N.Y., the donor'd great grandfather. The lamp is attributed to Roswell Gleason (1822-1871), a pewterer from Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
37917
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lard oil lamps
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1851
Medium:
Tin, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (21.6 × 13.7 cm)
Description:
One of a pair of tin lamps with compressed barrel shaped reservoirs with brass plaques and screw cap on tin cylindrical shafts supported by cast iron funnel shaped feet with pierced motifs: a) geometric lattice work and b) row of elongated tear drops and band of quatrefoil. Tops have wide slots for a flat wick, a small wick tube at one side for a night light, and a fuel orifice with a brass screw-on lid. Loop sockets at both sides for wire brackets to hold missing shade
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1496a
Marks:
on brass plaque: " S.N. & H.C. UFFORD/ 113 COURT ST. / BOSTON / KINNEARS PATENT / FEB 4, 1851"
Gallery Label:
Patented by Delmar Kinnear, Circleville, Ohio, Feb. 4, 1851. The small wick provides additional heat to prevent the lard from solidifying.
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:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
37912
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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