Candle snuffer
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 15.9 x 5.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Steel snuffer with broad blade and lipguard riveted to blade, raised oval finger holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.62
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
8484
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Adjustable candle holder
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. ( 94.9 x 34 x 34 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron candlestand with tripod foot long, narrow shaft with adjustable rectangular bracket with crescent supporting leaf-shaped side bobeche with short socket, faceted ball finial on top of shaft
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.128
Gallery Label:
This is probably a 20th century reproduction of a colonial candlestand.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
8483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Extinguisher
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 1 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Conical sheet steel extinguisher with strap loop.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. DeWitt M. Lockman
Object Number:
1934.94b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
8426
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle holder
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 22.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron cylindrical socket attached to wrought iron loop with spike and hanging hook.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number:
1957.22
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
8425
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waffle iron
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/4 x 7 in. ( 74.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Cast iron waffle iron; rectangular plates and tapering handles; plate interiors have grid pattern and each plate exterior has impressed a number.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1750
Marks:
impressed: on each plate exterior: "No. 1"
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
8276
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Splicing pin
Classification:
Date:
1780-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Tapering steel pin with ball finial.
Object Number:
INV.173
Gallery Label:
This splicing pin was probably used to make rope.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8171
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buckle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular metal buckle frame with tongue.
Object Number:
INV.8968
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
8136
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestand
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 54 x 26 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron tripod candlestand with spring armature and candle socket on other side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1924.132
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
8063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rushlight holder
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 6 in. ( 47.6 x 24.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron candlestand with tripod base, spiral stem, and spring clamp to hold rush light.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1505
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8005
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fat lamp
Classification:
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron fat lamp or betty lamp with pear-shaped reservoir hinged wick cover, baluster- shaped armature crooked connected to twisted spike with attached hook.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1947.442
Gallery Label:
This type of lamp is also known as a fat lamp.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7983
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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