Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1500-1600
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. ( 19 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Brass candlestick with flattened saucer base rising up into a turned shaft with a concave bobeche approximately half way up the shaft.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1964.30
Marks:
inscribed: under base: "VII"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1600
eMuseum Object ID:
37792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock and key
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1670-1730
Medium:
Iron, brass, oak
Dimensions:
Overall (box lock): 6 1/2 x 12 x 1 in. (16.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm)
Part (key): 5 1/2 x 2 in. (14 x 5.1 cm)
Description:
Oak mount with wrought iron works and key, and brass decorated keyhole.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1199
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:
1730
eMuseum Object ID:
37768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Iron, wood, oak, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 13 x 1 1/8 in. ( 15.9 x 33 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Oak box lock with black iron trapezoidal insert with diamond-shaped escutcheon; key is missing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1198
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:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
37767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Adjustable chamberstick candle holder
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Tin, sheet iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 9.8 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Painted tin chamber candlestick with movable socket bottom and semi-circular handle attached to dish.
Credit Line:
Gift of DeWitt M. Lockman
Object Number:
1934.96
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37764
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle jack
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Pine, maple, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 89.5 x 31.1 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Pine and maple candlestand composed of turned vertical member ending in screw; turned stem with adjustable horizontal member with balsuter finials on either end, each with a metal candle holder; vertical member protrudes from rectangular pine base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.105
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
37755
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Warming pan
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1730-1770
Medium:
Copper, iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 10 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. ( 104.1 x 26.7 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Pierced sheet copper warming pan; hinged and fitted lid with incised wriggle work border and foliate design; wrought iron handle with ferule in which fits turned wood handle; lid repaired near hinge.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1604
Gallery Label:
Warming pans were used to heat bedding. This one 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:
1770
eMuseum Object ID:
37752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock and key
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Pine, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 12 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wooden box lock with trapeziodal iron insert; lock has 'X' shaped receptor.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1196
Marks:
stamped: on side of bolt: "RM"
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:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
37732
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rim lock and key
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Part (key): 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (14 x 4.4 cm)
Part (rim lock): 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 9 in. (6.4 x 13.3 x 22.9 cm)
Description:
Rectangular iron rim lock and key, with a warded keyhole and a rectangular bolt and a now missing knob which retracted the spring operated latch.
Object Number:
INV.913ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
37730
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Electroplated silver on brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 15.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Stamped and silver plated brass classical revival candlestick; square base weighted with iron core; beaded edges and floral swags stamped on brass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.150
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
37651
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick: classical revival
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Electroplated silver on brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 15.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Stamped and silver plated classical revival brass candlestick; square base weighted with iron core; beaded edges and floral swags stamped on brass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.149
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
37650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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