Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1800
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. ( 41.3 x 34 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of silk floss; alphabet and maxim across top quarter, design and quotes beneath, two maxims across center, inscription and designs at bottom, bordered by floral motif; stitches include cross, knots, chain, outline and running.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1932.83
Marks:
embroidered: bottom center, in gold floss: "Mary/Halls Work/In The 12 yea (sic)/of her age/1800"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
28731
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacquard coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 73 x 81 x 1/4 in. ( 185.4 x 205.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brown, red, and yellow wool and natural cotton Beiderwand jacquard coverlet; circular floral medallion at center within ornate frame with scalloped inner edge, scrolled outer edge, and flower and fruit decoration, the whole enclosed in a rectangle with a shield-bodied eagle in each lower corner; wide floral border with zigzag edge on three sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1942.302
Gallery Label:
This coverlet appears to have been cut down several inches on upper edge.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28725
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile fragment
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 69 x 18 x 1/8 in. ( 175.3 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Fragment of printed cotton with male and female figures in rustic landscape and floral garlands in blue on off-white ground; with finished edges.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11762a
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
28724
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linen curtain?
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1812
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 104 1/2 x 71 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 265.4 x 181 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Linen bedsheet woven in two loom widths; with hand-stitched seam and hems.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. McNeil
Object Number:
1951.14b
Marks:
embroidered: "KTS / 2"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bedsheet was originally given to Sarah M. Kensett at the time of her marriage in 1812, and subsequently passed on to Elizabeth A. Kensett when she married in 1840.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
28723
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linen curtain?
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1812
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 96 3/4 x 68 x 1/8 in. ( 245.7 x 172.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Linen bedsheet woven in two loom widths; with hand-stitched seam and hems.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. McNeil
Object Number:
1951.14c
Marks:
embroidered: "EAK / 11"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this bedsheet was originally given to Sarah M. Kensett at the time of her marriage in 1812, and subsequently passed on to Elizabeth A. Kensett when she married in 1840. Genealogical records suggest that it was used by Elizabeth D. Kensett (b.1817) who married Horation Nelson Vail of New York City in 1833 and Sarah Marshall Kensett (b. 1822) who married Noah Kellogg in 1845.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
28722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linen curtain?
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1812
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 101 1/2 x 84 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 257.8 x 214 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Linen bedsheet woven in two loom widths; with hand-stitched seam and hems.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. McNeil
Object Number:
1951.14a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bedsheet was originally given to Sarah M. Kensett at the time of her marriage in 1812, and subsequently passed on to Elizabeth A. Kensett when she married in 1840.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
28721
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bedsheets (3)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1812
Medium:
Linen
Description:
Three linen bedsheets.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. McNeil
Object Number:
1951.14a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
28720
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bed hanging fragment
Classification:
Date:
1750-1820
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/4 x 48 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 84.5 x 123.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Fragment of resist dye cotton with lacy, meandering floral motif in white on blue ground; with conspicuous patches and darning.
Object Number:
INV.11763b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
28718
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile fragment
Classification:
Date:
1750-1820
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 48 x 1/8 in. ( 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Fragment of resist dye cotton with floral chain motif with scattered baskets of fruit in white on blue ground; hand-stitched hem on one edge.
Object Number:
INV.11763a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
28717
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacquard coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 93 1/4 x 39 1/2 in. (236.9 x 100.3 cm)
Description:
Blue wool and white cotton double-woven jacquard coverlet panel (half of coverlet); rose medallions surrounded by stars, with double border of shield-bodied eagles on three sides and four roses in upper and lower right corners; fringe on bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1939.1
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28716
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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