Bracelets (pair)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Cut steel
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/4 x 9 x 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of cut-steel bracelets; each has a band of 12 rosettes joined with links, oval clasp fastener with paterae.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1920.14ab
Gallery Label:
This pair of bracelets is part of a parure (jewelry suite) which was worn to the ball in honor of La Fayette at Castle Garden, September 14, 1824.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
38601
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Indian trade brooch and cross
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall (pendant): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (9.2 x 5.7 cm)
Part (fastner): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Silver Weight: 19 dwt (30 g)
Description:
Silver Indian trade pierced brooch and cross; circular, openwork fastener with radial design with heart-shaped piercings and roulette and engraved decoration; openwork cross of cruciform design with two crossbars and central diamond-shaped piercing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Asahel Norton Brockway
Object Number:
X.197ab
Marks:
stamped on brooch: "RC" in script in conforming surround
Gallery Label:
Between 1750 and 1830, silver ornaments were a vital medium of exchange between fur traders and Native Americans. Some silversmiths catered specifically to Native Americans' desire for silver to adorn themselves as well as traders' need for goods to barter for pelts. This brooch and cross were made for a merchant involved in the fur trade, probably as part of a bulk order fulfilled by Montreal silversmith Robert Cruickshank. The history of these pieces revolves around Harriet Sophia Clark (1834-1910), a young missionary who worked among the Seneca on the Cattaraugus Reservation in upstate New York. In 1869, she married Lemuel Caswell in a Seneca ceremony and likely received these prized ornaments from her Seneca friends as a wedding gift. In 1883, Mrs. Caswell gave them to the New York City physician Asahel Norton Brockway (1836-1910), who donated them to the Historical Society.
Provenance:
Unidentified Seneca; to Harriet Sophia Clark Caswell Broad (1834-1910); to Asahel Norton Brockway (1836-1910), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
38475
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Earrings (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1830-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall (each earring): 1/2 × 1 in. (1.3 × 2.5 cm)
Description:
Pair of circular clip-on earrings with the image of a donkey in relief.
Object Number:
INV.6869ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38033
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Earring
Classification:
Date:
1908-1912
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1.6 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Gold-colored metal screw-on earring in the form of the word "Taft".
Object Number:
INV.6751
Marks:
cast: "Taft"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1912
eMuseum Object ID:
38030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Charm
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Metal charm in the form of an elephant with raised trunk.
Object Number:
INV.6774
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
38028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bracelet, 2 brooches in box
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Gold, pearls, enamel, paper
Dimensions:
overall (box): 4 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 7 x 3.8 cm )
overall (bracelet): 6 1/2 x 1 in. ( 16.5 x 2.5 cm )
over
Description:
Bracelet and 2 brooches in box; bracelet comprises 12 small gold roundels and 1 large oval decorated with pearls and blue and white enamel, with 2 gold and enamel tassels suspended from the ends; safety chain in gold; brooches identical to each other; gold roundels framed with pearls, decorated with blue enamel and pearls in starburst design on surface; each suspends small pearl drop; pin attachments; blue paper box (2 piece) with maker's name printed on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lillian Benet
Object Number:
1942.86a-e
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, the bracelet was once part of a chatelaine. It was previously loaned to the Society in 1937.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
37552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Necklace, 2 brooches, earrings in boxes (seed pearl parure)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Pearls, mother-of-pearl, gold, string; paper, satin
Dimensions:
overall (brooch & earrings box): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 1 in. ( 16.5 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm )
overall (each earring): 1 5/8 x 1 1/
Description:
Necklace, large and small brooch and pair of earrings in 2 boxes (seed pearl parure); necklace comprises 6 smaller and 1 larger seed pearl floral roundels, decorated with larger pearls and strung to mother-of-pearl plaques, connected by linked strands of seed pearls; gold clasp set with 16 small pearls; large and small brooch, each of 1 floral roundel similar to those of necklace; matching earrings with gold hook findings; 2 boxes to contain set: 1 blue box for necklace, 1 brown box for brooches and earrings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Harper Skillin
Object Number:
1956.47a-i
Gallery Label:
This seed pearl parure once belonged to Mrs. John Peter Schermerhorn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
37550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Engagement ring in a box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1808
Medium:
Pearls in a gold setting, velvet, metal
Dimensions:
Box: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (3.8 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
Overall: 3/4 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 1 cm)
Description:
Ten small pearls surrounding a larger, central pearl, mounted in a gold setting. Domed, square, blue velvet ring box with a metal hinge and clasp; lined with maroon velvet on the base and white satin in the lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George W. D. Symonds
Object Number:
1991.3ab
Marks:
printed: in the lid of the box: "T. W. HARRIS,/ LATE SHEPPARD,/ Goldsmith & Jeweller,/ TO THE QUEEN,/ 13, BROOK ST. HANOVER SQR./ LONDON."
Gallery Label:
This engagement ring was given by Luman Reed (1785-1836) to Mary (Polly) Barker (1786-1869), prior to their marriage in the First Dutch Reformed Church of West Coxsackie, New York on April 30, 1808.
Provenance:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1808
eMuseum Object ID:
37502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch and earrings in case (demi-parure)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Gold; leather, satin, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall (brooch): 1 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 1.6 x 1 cm)
each (earings): 2 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. (5.1 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm)
Case: 3
Description:
Gold brooch and earrings in case (demi-parure); gold cannetille filigree work of elaborate scrolling floral motifs; oval brooch with central floral element and scrolling arms; pendant earrings of similar design with detachable drops; French ear-wires in gold, 1 broken; red leather case (perhaps not original) lined with dark blue velvet and ivory satin; latch closure.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary Lamar Erwin
Object Number:
1949.149a-f
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, the demi-parure belonged to Mrs. Zachariah Lamar, the great-grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
37269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch fragment and pin set
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Metal, porcelain, enamel
Dimensions:
overall (brooch): 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 5.7 x 3.5 cm )
overall (pin, assembled): 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1 x 1.3 c
Description:
Oval metal fraternal brooch fragment and pin set; brooch with hook and pin attachment (pin missing), cast with the image of a bearded man with a close fitting cap of red enamel inlay, posed in front of white ceramic bull's horns, flanked by dancing tailed devil with triton on both sides, a banner above his head with red enamel inlay "7" at the center, illegible letters across the top of the brooch; pin in 2 parts, the face of the pin screws into its shank, also with the image of a bearded man with red enamel inlay close-fitting cap, with a row of turquoise blue enamel dots across his forehead, posed in front of white ceramic bull's horns, with circular shank on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.4985a-c
Marks:
inlayed: top of brooch, center of banner: "7"
cast: across top of brooch: "(illeg.)"
stamped: reverse of brooch, center: "DIEGES & CLUST / 23 JOHN ST. / N.Y."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
36722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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