Statuette: Jean Sans Peur
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 10 x 10 in. ( 58.4 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Standing figure of man in armor with cape furling behind; proper left arm raised; axe in right hand. Titled in base: "JEAN SANS PEUR" Engraved in base: "Boyer" Stamped in Base: "ROBINET"
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Josephine Willis
Object Number:
1935.6b
Marks:
Stamped: Titled in base: "JEAN SANS PEUR"
Inscribed: Engraved in base: "Boyer"
Stamped: In base: "RORINET"
Inscribed: In ink on reverse of base: "Jean Sans Peur"
Gallery Label:
This clock and figures were supposedly exhibited in 1853 at the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations at the Crystal Palace, where they received a prize in their particular class group. After the exhibition they were purchased by the donor's grandfather, Alfred Willis, and given to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Willis, father and mother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
55605
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mantle clock: Young Crusader Teaching a Saracen to Read
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Bronze, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 36 x 12 in. ( 63.5 x 91.4 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
The figures of the cast portray a young Crusader in the act of teaching a Saracen companion to read. Figural group arranged over circular clock face with white and blue enamel disks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Josephine Willis
Object Number:
1935.6a
Gallery Label:
This clock and figures were supposedly exhibited in 1853 at the New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations at the Crystal Palace, where they received a prize in their particular class group. After the exhibition they were purchased by the donor's grandfather, Alfred Willis, and given to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Willis, father and mother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
55554
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Workbox" school desk
Classification:
Date:
2000
Medium:
Birch plywood, plastic laminate, aluminum, injection-molded plastic, steel
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 24 x 22 x 22 in. ( 61 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm )
overall (opened): 24 x 22 x 41 1/2 in. ( 61 x 55.9 x 105
Description:
Portable elementary school desk which folds into a 24" cube; mounted on steel casters; folding lid with storage for laptop computer and projecting lip to hold textbooks; storage behind seat for personal items.
Credit Line:
Gift of Matt Jelacic and Deborah Gans
Object Number:
2003.90
Marks:
mark: On metal plaque on verso of seat back: "KORNERS FOR KIDS / abc / Where Education Meets Imagination / Patent Pending"
Gallery Label:
New York City architects Deborah Gans and Matthew Jelacic were commissioned by the New York City School Authority in 1998 to design a state-of-the-art elementary school desk for students in Kindergaren through 5th grade. This prototype, never put into full-scale production, demonstrates how the team answered the challenge with a design addressing many of the pressing issues facing public school children at the close of the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2000
eMuseum Object ID:
55096
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
School desk
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1928
Medium:
Oak, cast iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 35 in. ( 80 x 59.1 x 88.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden school desk and chair unit, seat folds down. Carved graffiti over desk top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.29
Marks:
Molded: Molded inscription in metal support: "A S CO 1"
Gallery Label:
This desk, used for six decades at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, was discarded in the mid-1980's during school renovations and rescued from a dumpster by the donor, who was working at the school. DeWitt Clinton High School was originally located at Tenth Avenue and 58th Street in Manhattan (now John Jay College) and moved to the Bronx in 1928. Its many distinguished alumni include Richard Avedon, Romare Bearden, Avery Fisher, Burt Lancaster, Ralph Lauren, and Richard Rodgers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1928
eMuseum Object ID:
54140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chair
Classification:
Medium:
wood, wool blend upholstery
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 23 x 23 in. ( 88.9 x 58.4 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
From Windows on the World restaurant at WTC
Credit Line:
Gift of David Emil/N.S. Windows LLC
Object Number:
2003.46.3
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
52985
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mantel clock garniture set
Classification:
Date:
1870
Medium:
Bronze, other metal, marble
Description:
Shelf clock with cast bronze statue of Diana with arrows and a dog; dial set in bronze and gray marble pedestal; Roman numerals incised in circular piece of gray marble and gilded; dial pierced with two holes for winding; two bronze kylix-shaped vessels on fluted capitals supported by gray marble bases complete garniture set.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer V
Object Number:
1946.14a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the mantel clock and associated urns were used in the Van Rensselaer mansion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
52687
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Carpet sample
Classification:
Medium:
synthetic pile
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 24 in. ( 61 x 61 cm )
Description:
From Windows on the World restauraunt
Credit Line:
Gift of David Emil/N.S. Windows LLC
Object Number:
2003.46.4
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
49289
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dressing case
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Mahogany, pine (?)
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 30.2 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mahogany dressing case with hinged lid and locking mechanism with brass escutcheon; fitted with two lift-out trays and mirror on swivel base which fits into lid of case and secures with rotating brass latch. Box houses belongings and memorabilia of the Phyfe family, including tintype photograph of Edward Phyfe, Duncan Phyfe's eldest son; metal mechanical pencil engraved "DP"; calling cards of Duncan Phyfe Whitlock and Eliza P. Whitlock; pin cushion with initials "DPW"; seal stamp with initials "SW" (Sidney Whitlock); miniature set of dominoes, and a variety of sewing implements.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
2000.922ab
Marks:
written: in pencil on tintype wrapper: "Locke Phyfe/brother/of Duncan Phyfe"
engraved: on calling cards (13): "Duncan P. Whitlock"
printed: on wrapper for calling card engraving plate: "Edward P. Whaites,/Wedding & Visiting Card Engraver,/Cor. of Barcla
Gallery Label:
This simple mahogany dressing case is filled with personal items belonging to descendants of New York cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854). The box may have been made by Phyfe for his daughter Mary (b. 1795), who married clipper ship captain Sydney B. Whitlock (1794-1849) of Brooklyn. The box descended from Mary, acquiring various personal items of the Phyfe and Whitlock families, including a tintype photograph of Mary's brother Edward taken around 1870.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
43458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pembroke table
Classification:
Date:
1795-1815
Medium:
Mahogany, poplar, brass
Dimensions:
with leaves folded: 28 5/8 x 31 3/8 x 21 1/8 in. ( 72.7 x 79.7 x 53.7 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal Pembroke table with light and dark wood inlay; oval top with two drop leaves with inlaid stringing; single drawer with convex front with dark wood border edged with light wood stringing; apron corners with bookend inlay on front and side; tapering, squared legs with inlaid bellflowers, stringing, and cuffs.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.110
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
39452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footstool
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 6 in. ( 16.5 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden footstool with rectangular platform supported by four octagonal splayed legs; platform with molded edges pierced with 5 inch slot at center.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.6429
Marks:
written: in ink on label on underside of footstool: "393/Amer"
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:
38233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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