Knife box and cutlery (53 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood; oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( 39.1 x 22.5 x 28.6 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Hepplewhite knife box with satinwood inlay; slanted top outlined with stringing; front with ovolo corners decorated with vertical bands of inlay; front panel with stringing and silver escutcheon; lower edge with sawtooth inlay; raised on three turned feet. Interior of box has inlaid paterae and banding on inside of lid; main compartment has 47 cut-outs to accomodate cutlery. Knife box house 1 knife sharpener (bbb), 2 large forks (b,c), 8 medium-size forks (d-k), 23 small forks (l-z, aa-hh), 16 large knives (ii-xx), and 3 small knives (yy-aaa). Cutlery has steel blades/tines and wood handles painted green to simulate jade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1956.134a-bbb
Marks:
stamped: on knife blades: "JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS/CUTLERS TO HER MAJESTY"
Gallery Label:
Knife boxes of this type were typically made in pairs and displayed on Hepplewhite sideboards.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
37630
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Drawer from chest
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 34 x 17 3/4 in. ( 15.6 x 86.4 x 45.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular woooden drawer from a chest; iron lock, heart-shaped escutcheon and nails; drawer is divided into two sections; canted front is made of hardwood (probably walnut) and sides, bottom and divider are made of pine; dovetail joinery.
Object Number:
Z.140
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
37220
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Cradle
Classification:
Date:
1820-1830
Medium:
Mahogany, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 ft. 3 1/2 in. × 49 1/2 in. × 23 1/4 in. (191.8 × 125.7 × 59.1 cm)
Description:
Empire swinging cradle with trestle base; cradle supported between two stiles each with turned column surmounted by ball finial and two splayed legs ending in brass paw feet; turned stretcher joins stiles; cradle sides with row of 10 swelled spindles; headboard and footboard each with two inset panels and double-arched crest rail; 4 turned posts at end receive removable tester (b), made up of four S-shaped tester posts hinged to a disk and ball finial; mattress (c).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Willis Reese
Object Number:
1978.68a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, Mrs. Willis Reese (Frances Gallatin), this cradle has been used by many generations of Gallatin descendants. Her aunt, Miss Mary Otis Stevens (also née Frances Gallatin), was the "keeper" of the cradle in the generation before the donor, and claimed that a long line of babies named Frances Gallatin had used the cradle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
36774
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Kast
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1675-1690
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
Dimensions:
Overall: 87 x 88 1/2 x 29 in. ( 221 x 224.8 x 73.7 cm )
Description:
Walnut Baroque kas; detachable overhanging molded cornice with applied central cartouche with two shields surmounted by a helmet and surrounded by foliate carving, above carved lion's mask; carved cherubs surrounded by foliate carving on front corners; rectangular case with two raised-panel doors with center stile attached to right-hand door, band of foliate carving with two putti on rail above door, vertical bands of foliate carving on side and center stiles, interior contains two shelves with drawers below shelves; separate base unit with long drawer with two wooden knobs (ebony), ornamented to look like two raised-panel drawers divided by central stile; drawer fronts, side and center stiles ornamented with foliate carving; two platform feet with depressed ball front feet (elm with oak tenons).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Fenwick Beekman
Object Number:
1941.914
Gallery Label:
This ample wardrobe, or kast, was made in the Dutch Republic and descended in the Keteltas and Beekman families of New York. Kasten were often part of a woman's dowry and were regarded as status symbols. This example was probably brought to New Amsterdam by the maternal ancestors of Jane Keteltas, who married James Beekman in 1752. Kasten became less popular in the American colonies by the mid-eighteenth, but continued to be important reminders of Dutch ancestry.
Bibliography:
Krohn, Deborah, Peter Miller, and Marybeth De Filippis, eds., "Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick." New York: Bard Graduate Center, New-York Historical Society, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 256-8
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1690
eMuseum Object ID:
34595
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Desk
Classification:
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Walnut, pine, poplar
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 46 x 21 3/4 in. ( 104.1 x 116.8 x 55.2 cm )
Description:
Walnut Chippendale slant-top desk; hinged slant top opens to rest on two lopers; interior has central prospect door flanked by bank drawers and pigeonholes with a long drawer over two shorter drawers in line over four pigeonholes with serpentine arches; desk base has four graduated drawers with brass bail handles, locks, and escutcheons; fragmentary bracket feet with later castors; lower drawer front detached.
Credit Line:
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1931.48
Gallery Label:
This desk belonged to John Durand (1745-1813), the father of the Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand (1796-1886). The elder Durand was a watchmaker and silversmith whom the young Durand assisted in the manufacture of buttons, powder horns, and copperplate engravings before setting out on his own.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
33213
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Shelf clock
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Mahogany, other wood, glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 15 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 66 x 39.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular ogee clock with mahogany frame and glass door; lower sections of glass door has reverse-painted scene of Lower Broadway with black printed outlines and color applied behind; upper part of door is of clear glass and reveals dial painted on wood with black Roman numerals and blue and white flowers with green leaves; visible escapement.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.261a-c
Marks:
printed in black: below reverse-painted scene: "VIEW OF BROADWAY, NEW YORK"
incised: on clockworks: "THE SESSIONS CLOCK CO. / U.S.A. / FORESTVILLE, CONN."
printed in black: on paper label affixed to interior: "CLOCKS / Wholesale and Retail,at / Smith &
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30201
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Shelf clock
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1846
Medium:
Mahogany, other wood, brass, other metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/4 x 15 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 65.4 x 39.1 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Ogee clock with rectangular frame and rectangular glass door divided into two parts; bottom of door with reverse-painted scene of fountain and intersection with figures (outlines printed in black with colors applied behind), captioned "Croton Fountain, NY"; top of door made of clear glass, revealing a dial painted on wood with black Roman numerals, fruits, and leaves; visible escapement.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.1143
Marks:
impressed: in clockworks: "C. BOARDMAN / BRISTOL, CONN, / USA"
printed in white: on glass: "CROTON FOUNTAIN, NY"
printed in black: on paper label affixed to interior: "J. J. W. BEALS' CLOCK ESTABLISHMENT / CORNER OF HANOVER & BLACKSTONE STREETS, / ALSO-
Gallery Label:
In celebration of the opening of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842, fountains were installed in several New York City public parks to symboize the engineering feat that made the modern city possible. On the evening of the Croton celebration, the fountain in Union Square Park was illuminated with colored fireworks. This clock may depict the famous cast iron fountain in City Hall Park.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
30151
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Shelf clock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1832-1843
Medium:
Wood, glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 17 x 5 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 43.2 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden shelf clock with engaged wooden columns painted black and stenciled with gold floral and foliate designs; curved top also painted black and stenciled; door with clear pane over dial and lower pane with colored lithographic image of woman reclining on sofa, entitled "The Favor'd Dove."
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.265
Marks:
printed: at base of lithograph: "THE FAVOR'D DOVE" and "Lith of CANFIELD."
printed in black: on paper lining inside clock: "IMPROVED / CLOCKS, / MANUFACTURED AND SOLD / BY / CHAUNCEY BOARDMAN, / AND / JOSEPH A. WELLS, / BRISTOL CONN. / WARRANTED IF WELL
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:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
30106
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Shelf clock
Classification:
Date:
1841-1860
Medium:
Wood, sheet brass, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/8 x 12 x 7 1/2 in. ( 54.3 x 30.5 x 19 cm )
Description:
Ebonized wood case with four freestanding columns with brass mounts on capitals and bases; rectangular base and flat, rectangular top, both with ormolu mounts; square ormolu surround for circular clock dial; green paper lining with black printed pattern and inscriptions inside case.
Object Number:
INV.260
Marks:
printed in black: on dial: "YEAR CLOCK CO. NEW YORK" and "A. D. CRANE'S PATENT"
printed in black: on green paper lining: "CRANE'S / PATENT TWELVE MONTH / CLOCKS / MANUFACTURED by / THE YEAR CLOCK Co, / 35 Cortland Street / New York . . . [extensive dire
Gallery Label:
This is a "rotary pendulum" clock designed to run for a year on one winding. Aaron Crane invented the rotary or tortion clock in 1841. They were marketed by The Year Clock Co. of New York and also by James R. Miller & Co.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30060
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Wall clock
Classification:
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 34.6 x 24.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
"Wag-on-the-wall" clock with rectangular wooden dial with semicircle at top; white ground painted with Roman numerals, columns with yellow bases and capitals entwined with vines and fruit and flower arrangement in semicircle; clockworks housed in wooden frame with open sides; chains for weights hang from works; pendulum missing.
Object Number:
INV.251
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
30055
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