Brass lamps
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 52.1 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Set of three brass Argand lamps, one with single arm; with an urn atop column, foliate- edged ring around top of urn with two eagles, and lotus finial; holes to hang prisms on urn ring and central foliate ring; frosted glass shades with floral motifs: cylindrical glass chimneys.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Clinton Brown, presented in memory of Caroline Hamilton Brown
Object Number:
1940.51a-c
Marks:
raised on brass plaque below glass globe: "J. B. Wilbor / New York"
Gallery Label:
These lamps belonged to the Clinton family. The prisms are missing from them.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
12161
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rush light
Classification:
Date:
1730-1780
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 19.7 x 12.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron rush holder hinged with curling tongs and twisted stems, one anchored in the faceted wooden block base, the other bent round to the candle socket.
Object Number:
1925.119
Gallery Label:
A rushlight consisted of rush stripped of its outer skin and dried, then saturated in hot grease or fat and burned for light. The wooden part was added in the 20th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
12160
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fluting iron
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 6 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. ( 17.8 x 16.5 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Goffering iron consisting of cast hollow brass cigar-shaped part attached to brass stand, screwed on to raised cast iron circular base, painted red. The tube was heated by inserting metal poker-like rods, fresh from stove or hearth.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
N-34a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the Nash inventory, this tool was used to iron frilled cuffs and collars, which could be curled round the cylinder, and other trimmings, like ribbons, were moved across it.
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12157
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 5 3/8 in. ( 22.9 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Candlestick with incised saucer base with vertical rim to which screws in a solid shouldered stem with bulbous socket and bobeche on rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Caroline Phelps Stokes
Object Number:
1896.39
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
12105
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stillman safety lantern
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1902
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical font with domed top, circular opening in gold, deep saucer base, strap handle all painted black.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1514
Marks:
stencilled: in gold on base: "STILLMAN SAFETY/ PAT AU_____. PATS. PENDI"
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:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
12103
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp with bull's eye reflector
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Pewter, copper, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 6 x 4 in. ( 23.2 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Copper screw cap wick pewter oil lamp with cylinder body on knobbed shaft with shallow dome base and separate circular bull's eye glass with overhanging shade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.37ab
Marks:
scratched: in bottom of base: "H [K or R?]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
12101
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Tin, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. ( 29.2 x 11.4 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
Tin and copper hanging lamp with flat pan base attached to cylindrical tube with elongated drip pan; another cylindrical chamber fits into the tube that has elongated upturned tube that holds wick; conical lid covers chamber.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.50a-c
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12100
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Burning fluid lamp with lid
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical fluid lamp with separate lid and holes in center well for wick; scroll handle attached to side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
1945.327
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
12099
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 17.5 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Tin lamp with conical burner, strap handle, shaft with circular holes on raised circular base, painted green.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1498
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
12040
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil lamp
Classification:
Date:
20th century
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 3 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Brass whale oil lamp with circular molded base a narrow cylindrical shaft supporting a compressed globular oil reservoir with lamp top and adjustment knob.
Credit Line:
Gitf of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.103
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
12039
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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