Key
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Brass key with oval handle, knopped arm, and bracketed tooth.
Object Number:
INV.809
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
5015
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Key
Classification:
Date:
1720-1790
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Iron key; baluster stem; oval handle; fretwork teeth.
Object Number:
INV.701
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
5014
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock and key
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 2 1/4 in. × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 1 cm)
Overall (b): 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Description:
Radish-shaped flat padlock of sheet iron with brass key.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1183ab
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
5012
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 4.8 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Actual heart-shaped padlock with U-shaped lock and front keyhole.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1186
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
5011
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron, brass, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 in. ( 9.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Sheet iron teddy-bear head shaped flat padlock with cusps on side in sheet iron, mimicked in keyhole plate in brass.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1191
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:
5010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock and key
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 4 1/4 in. × 3 1/4 in. × 1 in. (10.8 × 8.3 × 2.5 cm)
Overall (b): 2 7/8 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (7.3 × 4.1
Description:
Cat-head shaped lock of sheet iron with brass keyhole surround and iron key with wide oval handle and short baluster-shaped shaft with three compressed flanges.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1192ab
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:
5009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860-1910
Medium:
Iron, brass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 1/2 x 1 in. ( 10.2 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Painted iron box lock with rectangular brass bolts.
Object Number:
INV.914
Marks:
stamped: once on each side: "PATENT/APPLIED/FOR/CORBIN"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
5007
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rim lock with label
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 8 x 1 in. ( 10.8 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular iron rim lock with a warded keyhole and rectangular bolt and a now missing knob which retracted the spring operated latch. Paper label attached to the front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend William T. Doubleday
Object Number:
1870.5
Marks:
hand engraved: on reverse: "Andre"
handwritten: paper label attached to lock: "This lock was used Sept and Oct 1780 for the / safe-keeping of Major Andre, previous to / his execution, at Tappan / Removed from the door of the room, in / which he was conf
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
5006
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock and bolt plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1852-1880
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
overall: 4 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 1 /2 in.
Description:
Rectangalar cast iron box lock; ornamented with cast scene in relief of male figure in forest with dog.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1195ab
Marks:
cast: into reverse: "PIONEER/LOCK/PATENTED/AUG. 10. 1852"
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
5005
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 x 2 in. ( 12.7 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Circular padlock of sheet iron with large flat rectangular hinged keyhole cover; two large chain links connected hinged at side, U-shaped lock clasps over padlock.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.910
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
4966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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