Box
Classification:
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 16 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 41 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular veneered wooden box with flat, hinged lid, hasp lock, dovetailed corners, and marquetry consisting of narrow borders where top and bottom meet and intermittent pattern of circles at corners and pointed ovoid forms placed at edges; inside more roughly finished, with strips of wood nailed on to inside to extend box.
Object Number:
INV.8755
Marks:
written: in pencil on inside of lid: "This Box Belonged to Aaron Burr and/was given to Dr. Stillwell by Col. Wm. D. Craft./the law partner of Col. Burr 1888-89"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
11244
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Box or pedestal
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 16 in. ( 26 x 52.1 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pine box joined with nails and painted brown; inscription on front.
Object Number:
Z.966
Marks:
painted: in white on front of box: "BOOKS of SHOP/ belonging to the original/ PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIETY/ August 1st 1853"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
9895
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Side chair
Classification:
Date:
1740-1760
Medium:
Walnut, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/4 x 22 x 21 in. ( 101 x 55.9 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Walnut Queen Anne side chair; crooked back with yoke-shaped crest rail and vase-shaped splat with sharply incut neck; compass slip seat with black leather (possibly sealskin) upholstery supported by small, pointed seat blocks in front; cabriole legs with pad feet in front, and chamfered legs in rear; side, back, and medial stretchers all turned.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.115
Marks:
stamped: on underside (front) of slip seat frame: "VI"
stamped: on underside (rear) of slip seat frame: "I"
stamped: on top of front seat rail: "III"
stamped: on inside of back seat rail: "I"
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to underside of
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, a label inscribed "This chair belonged to / Gen. Wendall P. Smith" was once pasted on the inside of the seat rail. The leather seat and marsh-grass filling may be original.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
8938
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Armchair
Classification:
Date:
1795-1810
Medium:
Mahogany; beech, ash
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 24 x 18 3/4 in. ( 90.8 x 61 x 47.6 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal armchair; square back with slightly taller rectangular panel with footed urn formed by three ribs with inlaid stringing; swag across urn and inlaid fleur-de-lis on top; stringing along stiles, arms, legs, outswept rear legs, and front legs ending in spade feet; rounded trapezoidal seat with over-the-rail horsehair upholstery.
Object Number:
X.480
Gallery Label:
The design of this chair, based on plate 36 from the 1794 edition of Thomas Sheraton's "Drawing Book," was very popular in New York. This chair has its original foundation upholstery.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
8927
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Box for collection of seals: PAOLETTI IMPRONTE
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Oak, metal (probably steel)
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 23 1/2 in. ( 19 x 28.3 x 59.7 cm )
Description:
Dark brown wooden box joined with nails, with lid and overhanging strip of plain molding; pencil marks on top of lid and front strip.
Object Number:
INV.8863
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8880
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Clock key
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 4.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Metal winding key for a clock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Josephine Willis
Object Number:
INV.234
Gallery Label:
This key is from a clock (accessioned as 1935.6a) said to have been exhibited at the Crystal Palace in 1853.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
8159
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Chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 8 in. ( 19.7 x 29.2 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden chest with vaulted lid, and metal lock and escutcheon; painted dark blue or black with white outline and birds and flowers; u-shaped wire handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1105
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:
7793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Steamer trunk
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1869
Medium:
Wood, cedar, brass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/4 x 36 x 23 3/4 in. ( 65.4 x 91.4 x 60.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden steamer chest with cedar lining; paper exterior painted with brown trompe-l'oiel paneling and abstract designs; printed image of a cart-load of hay with town with steeples affixed to inside of lid; green printed inscription inside bottom.
Object Number:
INV.14572
Marks:
printed: on inside of lid: "CAUTION/ Dealers are hereby cautioned against buying or dealing in/ CEDAR-LINED MOTH-PROOF TRUNKS/ other than those of our manufacture and bearing our Name, Trade-Mark, letters, Patent of the United States having been granted
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1869
eMuseum Object ID:
7769
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Mantlepiece garniture: Jean Sans Peur and Charles le Temeriare with clock
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 36 x 12 in. ( 63.5 x 91.4 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
A three part mantlepiece garniture consisting of two free standing statuettes of Jean Sans Peur and Charles le Temeraire and a mantlepiece clock depicting a young Crusader in the act of teaching a Saracen companion to read.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Josephine Willis
Object Number:
1935.6a-c
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:
7756
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Tulip poplar, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 10 x 10 in. ( 16.5 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with domed, hinged lid, painted with geometric pattern of flowers and vines in red and yellow on green ground; latch and catch made of punched, tinned sheet iron.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1767
Marks:
Adhesive label (Nadelman collection) inside lid: "119[?] / Amer"
Gallery Label:
This box is one of approximately 50 made by the so-called "compass artist," who worked in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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