Tea caddy
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 14 x 8.9 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Painted tin tea caddy with oblong base and rounded sides and narrow bottle opening with cap; front painted with large red flower with yellow center.
Object Number:
Z.6
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireback in three sections
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Iron
Description:
Lining for fireplace composed of three cast iron segment of firebacks; low relief decoration composed of rectangles formed by intersecting lines; large central rectangle has oval reserve with rosette at center surrounded by acanthus leaves; spandrels have trefoils; rosette and acanthus leaf pattern repeated in smaller rectangles.
Object Number:
INV.301a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27738
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireback
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 38 x 2 in. ( 85.1 x 96.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Square cast iron segment of fireback designed as central panel for three-part lining for fireplace; low relief decoration composed of rectangles formed by intersecting lines; larg rectangles have oval reserves with rosette at center surrounded by acanthus leaves; spandrels have trefoils; rosette and acanthus leaf pattern repeated in smaller rectangles.
Object Number:
INV.301c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireback
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 3/8 x 21 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 84.8 x 54.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Tall, rectangular cast iron segment of fireback designed as side panel for three-part lining for fireplace; low relief decoration composed of rectangles formed by intersecting lines; large central rectangle has oval reserve with rosette at center surrounded by acanthus leaves; spandrels have trefoils; rosette and acanthus leaf pattern repeated in smaller rectangles.
Object Number:
INV.301b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27735
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireback
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 22 x 3/4 in. ( 85.1 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Tall, rectangular cast iron segment of fireback designed as side panel for three-part lining for fireplace; low relief decoration composed of rectangles formed by intersecting lines; large central rectangle has oval reserve with rosette at center surrounded by acanthus leaves; spandrels have trefoils; rosette and acanthus leaf pattern repeated in smaller rectangles.
Object Number:
INV.301a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
27734
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Window frame
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 x 20 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 121.9 x 51.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought-iron gothic-arch shaped window frame; top has inset trefoil around triangle with out-curving sides around trefoil; bottom has two gothic arches.
Object Number:
Z.962
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Andirons (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. ( 67.3 x 39.4 x 67.3 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of wrought-iron andirons; each with arched front legs terminating in two flat feet, supporting tapering upright that curves outward to knob at end; stepped billet bars.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Richard Gosman
Object Number:
1946.328a
Gallery Label:
This pair of andirons came from the Gosman Homestead on Middleburgh Avenue, in Long Island City, Queens.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
27680
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fireback
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 22 x 1 1/2 in. ( 53.3 x 55.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cast iron fireback with molded decoration; large central figure seated on raised throne and flanked by smaller figures; inscription below scene.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.474
Marks:
in relief: "DAS GERICHT SALOM[O]N I K[---] - CAP."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the translation of the inscription would read "THE JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON I - KINGS IV CHAP...[?]". The records also indicate that the object was first used as a stove plate.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
27660
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Fireback memorial plaque: George Stevenson, 1763
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1763
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 22 x 3/4 in. ( 57.2 x 55.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast iron fireback or memorial plaque with molded decoration and inscription; upper portion has two arched panels, one with stylized tulip and one with tulip above heart; inscription and date below: "GEORGE STEVENSON / 1763"
Object Number:
INV.9150
Marks:
low relief: "GEORGE STEVENSON/ 1763"
Gallery Label:
This object may also have been a stove plate.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1763
eMuseum Object ID:
27656
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea caddy
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron tea caddy, round with impressed scenes of Japanese women dressed in kimonos, one pair carrying objects through a pastoral landscape and another pair preparing a meal in a courtyard, separated by banners with abstract characters based on Japanese writing; lid tightly screwed on, with impressed decoration of abstract motifs repeated around edge; inscription on bottom.
Object Number:
INV.8777.1
Date Begin:
1900
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
27508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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