Lid
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Tin, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 11 in. ( 7.3 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Brass covered tin circular lid with attached handle over an extinguisher attached to bottom and lid with sliding spade-shaped bracket.
Object Number:
Z.1280
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28906
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 7 in. ( 49.5 x 41.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Brass double-arm Argand lamp, cruciform design with urn-shaped reservoir on top, two carved arms that extend from the vertical mid-point terminating in burners on either side, and a square base with three tiers, multiple projecting moldings, and gilded rosettes on each side; each urn is topped by a removable ring that is pierced and gilded and supports a pair of eagles; urn has gilded lotus finials.
Object Number:
INV.640b
Marks:
molded: in relief near base of each burner: "B. GARDINER/N. YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28891
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 7 in. ( 49.5 x 41.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Brass double-arm Argand lamp, cruciform design with urn-shaped reservoir on top, two carved arms that extend from the vertical mid-point terminating in burners on either side, and a square base with three tiers, multiple projecting moldings, and gilded rosettes on each side; each urn is topped by a removable ring that is pierced and gilded and supports a pair of eagles; urn has gilded lotus finials.
Object Number:
INV.640a
Marks:
molded: in relief near base of each burner: "B. GARDINER/N. YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of oil lamps
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 7 in. ( 49.5 x 41.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of brass, double-arm Argand lamps, cruciform design with urn-shaped reservoir on top, two carved arms that extend from the vertical mid-point terminating in burners on either side, and a square base with three tiers, multiple projecting moldings, and gilded rosettes on each side; each urn is stopped by a removable ring that is pierced and gilded and supports a pair of eagles; urns have gilded lotus finials.
Object Number:
INV.640ab
Marks:
molded: in relief near base of each burner: "B. GARDINER/N. YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lock and key
Classification:
Date:
1650-1700
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 10 1/4 x 9 in. ( 50.8 x 26 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Iron lock and key with pierced, scrolled border, wrought scrolled handles and key, and grotesque engraved on plate on obverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number:
1940.673ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this lock was given with a "manor bell" (1940.672) that once hung in Pelham Priory, a girls' school run by the Boltons in the nineteenth century in Pelham, in Westchester County. The donor attended this school.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
28885
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grater
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron, tin, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 19 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 50.2 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Large arched sheet of metal pierced with rough edges of piercings facing out, in an all over diaper pattern, mounted on wood support with T-shaped handle with nails.
Object Number:
INV.14875
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trivet
Classification:
Date:
1750-1830
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 19 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 50.5 x 21 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron hearth trivet consisting of rack, square crisscrossing at center with four feet and long, twisting handle with hooked terminus.
Object Number:
INV.14870
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
28882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock and key
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. ( 35.6 x 29.2 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular sheet iron escutcheon on plate with scalloped side edges, with long key attached over rod protruding from keyhole, sheet metal straps around wood block and rectangular rod penetrating top and bottom.
Object Number:
INV.915ab
Marks:
Nadelman label reads: "1841/Swiss".
Gallery Label:
Round paper Nadelman label reads: "1841 / Swiss".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28881
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle snuffer
Classification:
Date:
1740-1780
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 14 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Brass scissor-shaped snuffer with trefoil upper on wick-end box and curled wire handles.
Object Number:
INV.6554
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
28875
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle snuffer
Classification:
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Copper scissor-like minature snuffer with wrought wire handles with curled ends and four notches on stem, arched flat lip, and arched wick-end box.
Object Number:
INV.3306
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
28872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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