Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 21.3 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Brass candlestick with circular molded base; baluster turned shaft and socket with rim bobeche.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes
Object Number:
1896.29
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
12977
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Swinging fat lamp, saucer base
Classification:
Date:
1750-1900
Medium:
Iron, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 3/8 in. ( 22.9 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Iron and copper fat lamp with small "swinging" receptacle with flat base mounted between two prongs atop a long, slender post attached with nut and screw to a circular, slightly domed base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.13
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12955
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Taper jack/ wax coil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Brass taper stand or wax jack with circular pierced base; taper wound around thin shaft; scrolled handle; iron spring between taper clamp arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1924.54
Marks:
engraved or struck: beneath base: "R"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
12934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle snuffer
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Scissor-shaped candle snuffer with lobe-shaped blades and curved handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.56
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
12933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wall candleholder w/candle
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
overall-extended: 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 31.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Brass sconce with retractable arm connected to a candleholder with molded bobeche, and molded wall plate.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1947.571
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
12931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle mold
Classification:
Date:
1780-1830
Medium:
Iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 26 x 4.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron candle mold with two molds and a handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.84
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
12927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lantern
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Brass, metal, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 19 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Brass and glass shade lantern with bail handle with circular raised base.
Credit Line:
Gift of DeWitt Lockman
Object Number:
1933.28
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
12862
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1830
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 27.6 x 7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron candle mold with four molds arranged in 2 X 2 pattern, and handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1565
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:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
12859
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Door plate with knocker
Classification:
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
with bolt: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Overall: 4 x 5 in. ( 10.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular with hinged frame and tab that functions as a door knocker.
Object Number:
INV.806
Marks:
engraved: on front- 1 5/8 height: "31"
written: in pencil on reverse: "31 BARROW/ST./190(3)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
12854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Door knocker
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 in. ( 19 cm )
Description:
Molded iron door knocker in the shape of a lion's head with knocker clecnhed in jaw and decorated with green paint; two bolts attached to the back.
Object Number:
INV.807
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12852
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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