Creamer
Classification:
Date:
1840-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.2 x 7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Molded whiteware creamer decorated with printed polychrome decal of floral sprig (pink rose with lots of foliage) and gold rim with bulbous form and molded handle.
Object Number:
INV.13345
Gallery Label:
These plates are part of a child's tea service set; there are 16 pieces excluding the lids.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
7253
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Roach trap
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 5 in. ( 8.6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Beehive-shaped redware cockroach trap with small hole in side near foot and top shaped like an inverted cone with a hole at center; sides unglazed with reeding from top to bottom; top (inverted cone) smooth and covered with clear glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1729
Gallery Label:
Cockroaches were as much of a nuisance in the nineteenth century as they are today. This ceramic "roach motel" was an inventive solution to the pest problem. The hole near the bottom edge of the hollow trap was corked, then a bait of sweet, sticky molasses was poured into the hole on top. Insects lured by the scent would climb the unglazed, ribbed outside wall to the funnel-shaped well, which was glazed and therefore slippery; then they would slide down into the hole and end up trapped inside.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7247
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer (Tea bowl)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") saucer with sponged on blue underglaze and hand painted red flowers with green leaves at center.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.726b
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:
7140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup (Tea bowl)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") with splayed walls with sponged-on blue underglaze and hand-painted red stylized flower, green leaves on side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.726a
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:
7137
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Intaglio stone
Classification:
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Oval black basaltes ware intaglio with monogram on one side and seated figure on the other.
Object Number:
23
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
7132
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seminole dish
Classification:
Date:
1911-1930
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Earthenware Seminole shallow dish with rounded sides; interior painted bright yellow; rim painted green; bands of sawtooth decoration in red, green, and black.
Object Number:
Z.1449
Marks:
incised: on base: "J_J"
Gallery Label:
The initials "J J" incised on the underside may refer to Dania potter Josie Jumper.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
7129
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 21 x 17 in. ( 5.1 x 53.3 x 43.2 cm )
Object Number:
INV.586
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
7128
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot with warmer
Classification:
Date:
1840-1886
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 15.9 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Comprised of four parts of molded porcelain with decorative gold bands; small bulbous covered teapot with inset foot, cylindrical stand with fluted base and top with 3-D beads on rim, six pierced holes around top, and cylindrical base pierced six times around with unglazed center for receiving candle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. C.W. Hillyer
Object Number:
1951.334a-d
Marks:
impressed: on base: "IV"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this could be used for tea or for shaving water.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
7075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 19.7 x 14 cm )
Description:
Set of four molded whiteware dishes, each representing a raised and painted image of a locomotive, and each plate has pierced holes for wall mounting
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Fluekiger in memory of Florence Elsworth Wilson
Object Number:
1955.237
Marks:
impressed: on front: "NEW YORK CITY AND H.R.R.R./ 1891" and "999"
Gallery Label:
The '999' was built in the West Albany shops of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in 1891. On May 10th, 1893, it set a world's record for speed, making 112.5 miles an hour near Batavia, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
7074
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Book flask
Classification:
Date:
1847-1858
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 13 x 5.1 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware flask in shape of book with five horizontal bands on spine and circular opening on top, impressed rectangular frame on panels; mottled brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.248
Marks:
impressed: on spine: "DEPARTED SPIRITS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
7049
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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