Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Jet, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Jet brooch in the form of a cross; gold-tipped edges are chased with diamond and foliate designs; pin attachment to metal plaque in reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Helen Burr Smith
Object Number:
1957.81
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, the cross is from the Hobart Family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1909
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. ( 3.3 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brooch comprising 2 pennies--1 "Indian Head" dated 1908, 1 Lincoln Head dated 1909; pin attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number:
1942.183
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
32930
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch / pendant
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Silver, glass paste, mother of pearl, gold, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 in. ( 4.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Silver sevigné brooch set with green-foiled paste; mother of pearl pendant suspended from center; pearl set at top; backed with gold; sewn to piece of black velvet by 2 loops at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton DeGroot
Object Number:
1942.46
Gallery Label:
This piece would have been sewn to a garment or suspended from a velvet ribbon around the neck; it was backed with gold to protect the wearer's skin and/or clothing.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
32709
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt buckle
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 7.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular brass belt buckle with floral embossed border and stippled central section.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Rogers
Object Number:
INV.620
Marks:
written: on calling card found with object: "date about 1820/Belt Buckle/belonging to her mother/Mrs. C.S. Francis/of New-York"
printed: on calling card found with object: "Mr. & Mrs. John Rogers./New Canaan, Ct."
Gallery Label:
This belt buckle was donated by Mrs. John (Harriet Moore Francis) Rogers, Jr. (1841-1927), wife of the sculptor John Rogers. It belonged to her mother, Mrs. C. S. Francis, of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
32687
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pocket watch
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1874
Medium:
Gold, glass, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Gold watch with round winding pendant knob and round bow; cypher engraved on reverse of case; glass face; white enamel dial with arabic numeral hours and minute markings; steel moon hour and minute hands; dedication engraved on movement casing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Forsyth Wickes, 1964
Object Number:
Z.1732.3
Marks:
engraved: cypher on back of casing: "MFW"
engraved: on movement casing: "Mary Forsyth Wickes/ from her husband/ Sept. 3. 1874"
goldsmith's marks: on inside of back of casing: crown over 18 JULES/ JURGENSEN "K" over "18"
engraved: on inside of moveme
Gallery Label:
This watch was given to Mary Forsyth Wickes by her husband in 1874.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
32654
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Mourning ring
Classification:
Date:
1753
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 0.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Gold mourning ring; plain circular band with triple-molded exterior; inscription engraved along interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Helen Burr Smith
Object Number:
1974.21
Marks:
engraved: on inside of ring: "C. Thurman Obt Mar 29th 1753 Agd 33 Years."
Gallery Label:
Colonial Americans often mourned the death of loved ones by distributing gold mourning rings-usually engraved gold bands-to friends and relatives attending the funeral. The engraved inscription inside this gold band indicates that it memorialized Catherine Thurman (1720-1753), who died at age thirty-three. This ring is presumably one of a group that was purchased at the time of her death for distribution to close friends and family members. The simple design with parallel ribs appears to have been popular in New York from the 1740s to the 1760s. Surviving examples with black enamel in the grooves suggest that this ring may have originally been decorated in the same manner.
Provenance:
Elizabeth Thurman (1725-1819), who married Nicholas Roosevelt (1715-1769); to their son Nicholas Roosevelt, Jr. (1758-1838), who married Margaret Cramer (1769-1832); to their daughter Catharine Roosevelt (1801-1891), who married John D. Dunn (1793-1856); to their daughter Mary Gilchrist Dunn (1839-1921), who married Robert Smith; to their son George Robert Smith (d. 1948); given in 1950 to Helen Burr Smith (1892-1980), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1753
eMuseum Object ID:
32636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Watch and lock keys and watch hand
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Bronze, steel
Dimensions:
1: 1 1/2 x 1/8 in.; 2: 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.; 3: 1 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.; 4: 1 5/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.; 5: 1 1/4 x 3/8 x 1/
Description:
Collection of miscellaneous keys and watch hand; 8 keys and one watch hand; keys are steel, and bronze, of all different shapes and sizes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Vaché Cox, 1932
Object Number:
1898a-i
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32618
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pocket watch
Classification:
Date:
1861
Medium:
Gold, glass, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 1.6 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Gold pocket watch with shield engraved on front of hunting case; round pendant knob and round bow; glass face; white enamel dial with black roman numeral hours and minute markings; hour and minute hands; second aperture at VI with Arabic numeral seconds and second hand; maker's inscription below XII; hallmarks on inside of front and rear of case; dedication engraved on movement casing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robbins S. Rutherford
Object Number:
1942.439
Marks:
engraving: on movement casing: "PRESENTED/ to/ Dr. R.C. Rutherford/ IN TOKEN OF/ their high appreciatioin of/ his affability and courtesy as a/ gentlemen and/ his efficienty, fidelity, and integrity/ as an officer/ while Act. Com. of Subs. at Cairo, Ill./
Gallery Label:
This watch belonged to General R. C. Rutherford, the donor's father. It was presented to General Rutherford by his fellow officers during the Civil War. The manuscript testimonial presented with the watch is in the Historical Society's library.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1861
eMuseum Object ID:
32611
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Hair, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 in. ( 5.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Woven hair brooch in shape of 2 loops pulled through each other; gold metal leaf attached to pin decorates the fron; 3 drops dangle from pin attachment (larger central drop detached); loop end covered with metal chased with foliate designs; pin attachment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marguerite L. Thomas
Object Number:
1941.373
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, this brooch was made from the hair of Jane McLean Patterson Livingston, the daughter of Matthew Patterson and the wife of Henry Livingston.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
32514
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pocket watch, key and box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Gold, enamel; metal; leather, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 2 1/4 in. × 1/4 in. × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 0.6 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (b): 1 1/4 × 1/2 × 1/16 in. (3.2 × 1.3
Description:
Pocket watch with key in case; watch with roman numeral hours on dial; hands on main dial missing; aperture and second hand at VI; engraved round knob and bow; flower design and geometric band on back; back hinged to watch, opens to reveal covered movement with two holes for winding; enamel and engraving on back. Key attached at watch with piece of leather; straight cylindrical key with flat round loop at top; hook and loop attached. Octagonal black leather case with flat bottom and concave top; linear border painted in gold around top, sides and bottom, top hinged to bottom and secured by two hooks; the inside of the box is purple velvet, with cut-out mold to hold watch.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Harison and Mr. William Harison
Object Number:
1941.302a-c
Marks:
Goldsmith's mark: on inside of back of casing: "FT 2639"
handwriting: various illegible light engravings on inside of back of casing
maker's mark: on movement plate: "E & J Droz/ from Socle/ N°1203/ RUBI/ CYLINDER ESCAPEMENT/ EIGHT HOLES JEWELL'D."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
32259
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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