Frying pan
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 55 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 141 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron frying pan or skillet with straight handle with loop at end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.486
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
7060
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ash pan
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 15 x 6 1/8 in. ( 7.3 x 38.1 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
Sheet and wrought iron ash pan with riveted joinery; rectangular sheet iron box (triangular in section) with pierced hinged lid; wrought iron loop handle (may not be original).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1756
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:
7038
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fluter and base
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865-1885
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall (a, upper plate): 4 × 4 × 3 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Overall (b, base): 1 in. × 6 in. × 3 7/8 in. (2.5
Description:
Cast iron fluting iron with rectangular base and plate and curved upper plate with handle; the grooves are cast of a white, nonferrous metal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Carolyn Scoon
Object Number:
1957.125ab
Marks:
cast: on handle: "GENEVA, ILL"
cast: on upper plate: "GENEVA / HAND / FLUTER"
cast: beneath base: "PAT'D AUG / 21. 1866. / HEAT THIS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
6994
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 43.8 x 7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Tin dipper made of a seamed cylindrical cup with a long applied handle tapering toward an applied loop.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.121
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "C. THOMPSON."; inscribed at lower right of center in graphite: "see other side for details."; verso contains various clippings about the meetings of the Masonic Chancellor Walworth Lodge that met in this building
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
6991
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Door plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 3 in. ( 9.5 x 21.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, bevel-edged brass plaque with letters stamped across, two prongs, and metal screw and bolt on back.
Object Number:
INV.804
Marks:
stamped: "A.B. DURAND"
painted: on back in red: "2217"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
6903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Posnet
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 11 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 29.8 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Cast iron posnet with three splayed legs and handle attached with two nails.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
N-48
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
6896
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ladle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 34 x 9.5 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Brass ladle with a deep ovoid bowl and a slightly downturned handle.
Object Number:
INV.6363
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
6893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pressing iron
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 6 x 3 5/8 in. ( 13 x 15.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Cast iron pressing iron with loop and textured handle, molded in relief on body "U/DX/6".
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1956.144a
Date Begin:
1860
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
6890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pressing iron
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-70
Medium:
Iron, wood (possibly maple)
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 3/4 x 4 in. ( 20.3 x 27.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cast iron charcoal burning pressing iron with reeded chimney with "3" cast into top, turned wood handle, and face of Vulcan cast into vent door.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1362
Gallery Label:
This pressing iron was probably used in a tailor's shop or laundry, rather than in a home. It 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:
6885
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire carrier
Classification:
Date:
1770-1830
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 × 5 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (15.2 × 14 × 45.1 cm)
Description:
Box-shaped pan of sheet iron with canted nose, top hinged lid pierced with round holes forming five-pointed star, brass finial; wrought iron stump handle with curling terminal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1930.69
Provenance:
Purchased from C. W. Ives, New Haven, CT.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
6883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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