Watch fob with key
Classification:
Date:
1780-1840
Medium:
Metal, amber
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 2.5 x 4.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Metal watch fob with key; swivel bail at the top with key beneath, key with circular head and straight jaw; vertical circular frame with flat oval bezel set with amber.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
INV.12407
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
36095
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pendant
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Agate, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 2.9 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Oval agate pendant with gold finding at the top.
Object Number:
Z.2309.8
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
36089
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Clip
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Gold, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 1 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Gold jewelry clip in 2 pieces joined at the center with a coiled spring across center; obverse depicts an antlered deers head in profile, with one red glass eye; obverse has 2 teeth where clip closes, reverse has 3.
Object Number:
Z.2309.12
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
36088
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Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Marble, chalcedony, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Oval mosaic brooch in black marble with chalcedony inlay of a white flower with 3 buds on leafy stem, bezel surrounded by a twisted garland of pears; hinge and hook on reverse (pin missing).
Object Number:
Z.2309.1
Marks:
incised: on reverse, near center: "Yz"
Gallery Label:
Mosaic jewelry such as this brooch was popular among American tourists in Europe during the Victorian era. This style is characteristic of the work being done in Florence at that time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
36087
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Earrings (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Marble, chalcedony, gold
Dimensions:
overall (each, assembled): 5/8 x 1 x 1 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 2.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of mosaic ear pendant with wire hooks; mosaic at surmount depicts a single lily against black marble ground, bezel surrounded with twisted ribbon design; sumounts fitted with small hook, now broken; ear pendants with same mosaic, bezel surrounded with twisted ribbon design with randomly situated trifoliate leaves.
Object Number:
Z.2309.2a-d
Gallery Label:
Mosaic jewelry such as this pair of earrings was popular among American tourists in Europe during the Victorian era. These earrings represent the style typically associated with work being done in Florence.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
36082
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Wedding ring in box
Classification:
Date:
1627
Medium:
Gold ring; box of wood, paper, and velvet with metal hook closure
Dimensions:
Box: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm)
Overall: 1/8 x 3/4 in. (0.3 x 1.9 cm)
Silver Weight: 3 dwt (5 g)
Description:
Gold wedding ring with engraved foliate wreath around exterior. Inscription at interior; wooden box with red painted exterior and arched lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kiliaen Van Renssalaer V
Object Number:
1944.259ab
Marks:
engraved: around inside: "Kiliaen Van Rensselaer vn Anna Van Weely den 14 december Ad 1627"
Gallery Label:
This ring may be the oldest heirloom to have descended in an American family line, and was passed from the eldest male child in each succeeding generation. The engraved inscription inside this ring reveals that it was presented by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (ca. 1580-1643) to his second wife, Anna Van Wely (ca. 1601-1670), on their wedding day, December 14, 1627. According to family history, the ring was brought to New Netherland in 1675 by Kiliaen's youngest son, Rev. Nicholas Van Rensselaer (1636-1678), who may have reused it when he married Alida Schuyler (1656-1727) later that year. Eight generations after the original marriage ceremony, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer V (1879-1949) used this ring as a pledge of his commitment when he married Dorothy Manson (1886-1927) in New York City's St. Bartholomew's Church in 1905.
Provenance:
Presented to Anna Van Wely (ca. 1601-1670) by Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (ca. 1580-1643); to their son Nicholas Van Rensselaer (1636-1678), who married Alida Schuyler (1656-1727); to their nephew Kiliaen Van Rensselaer III (1663-1719), who married Maria Van Cortlandt (1674-ca. 1730); to their son Stephen Van Rensselaer (1707-1747), who married Elizabeth Groesbeck (1707-1756); to their son Stephen Van Rensselaer II (1742-1769), who married Catherine Livingston (1745-1810); to their son General Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1764-1839), who married (2nd) Cornelia Paterson (1780-1849); to their son William Paterson Van Rensselaer (1805-1872), who married (2nd) Sarah Rogers (1810-1887); to their son Kiliaen Van Rensselaer IV (1845-1905), who married Olivia Phelps Atterbury (1848-1923); to their son Kiliaen Van Rensselaer V (1879-1949), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1627
eMuseum Object ID:
36063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch and earrings set
Classification:
Date:
1835-1875
Medium:
Gold, enamel, hair, glass
Dimensions:
overall (brooch): 3/8 x 1 x 7/8 in. ( 1 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm )
overall (each earring): 1/2 x 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 2.2
Description:
Oval brooch with radiating edges; oval glass compartment containing woven dark brown hair; white and black enamel decorated with gilding form palmettes and darts radiating from central compartment; pin attachment; pair of matching enameled gold wire hook earrings, hook has stylized flower at the lobe, with circular oculus at the center with woven hair beneath the glass, with palmettes and darts radiating out all around.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel M. Smith
Object Number:
1950.42a-c
Gallery Label:
According to the accession notes, the brooch belonged to the donor's grandmother (1814-1890).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
36054
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Watch case
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Brass, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 2 in. ( 2.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Brass open-faced watch case with hinged front cover, metal clasp fastener; originally covered with leather applied with brass studs; reverse has remnants of piqué swirling floral design; inside of reverse lined with maker's advertisement.
Object Number:
Z.2308
Marks:
printed: inside reverse side of case: "Watches of every description repaired. Warranted. / STEBBINS & HOWE / WATCH MAKERS / 146 / Chatham Street NEW YORK / One door from Mulberry Street"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
36049
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Pocket watch
Classification:
Date:
1675-1775
Medium:
Silver, other metal, ceramic, enamel, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 in. ( 2.2 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Silver pair-case pocket watch with knob and oval stirrup at the top, in silver, red velvet lined open-faced outer case with hinged front cover; white ceramic face (missing hands and crystal) has Roman and Arabic numeral hour markings in black enamel, surrounded by yellow metal band in plain box; outer case has floral, scroll and acanthus leaf design around the watch face, reverse shows 2 figures in a pastoral setting, surrounded by scrolls and a rinceau border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward Rutledge and daughters
Object Number:
1954.185ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
36045
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Necklace in box (chain sash)
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Steel; paper
Dimensions:
necklace: 56 x 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description:
Steel chain necklace worn by Edwin Booth for his portrait as "Hamlet" painted 1880-1882 by Oliver I. Lay.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles Downing Lay
Object Number:
1953.69a-c
Gallery Label:
The Historical Society also owns the portrait for which this sash was worn by Mr. Booth (cp 1953.68). The portrait painter, Oliver I. Lay, was the father of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
35960
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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