Jacquard coverlet

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1837
Medium: 
Wool, cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 92 1/2 x 80 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 235 x 204.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Blue wool and white cotton double-woven jacquard coverlet composed of two vertical sections hand-sewn together; overall pattern of stars, small octagons, and stylized flowers and snowflakes; border with stylized tree alternating with bush on three sides; lion in each lower corner, woven inscriptions near bottom, and blue binding (not original) around edge.
Credit Line: 
Gift of George W. McNeil
Object Number: 
1951.15
Marks: 
woven: near bottom: "JEFFERSON.CO.NY. [inverted] JEFFERSON.CO. [etc.]" woven: in each lower corner: "SARAH / CRONKHITE / 1837"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1837
eMuseum Object ID: 
28715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bed curtains and valance

Collections: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1840-1870
Medium: 
Linen
Description: 
Set of three plain linen bed curtains and matching valance.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1379a-d
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: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
28714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sample card: BZ no. 14 w/11 samples

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Paper, silk
Dimensions: 
Overall: 20 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 52.1 x 27.3 cm )
Description: 
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 11 designs embroidered in white silk floss onto various colors of silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered with blue silk; stock number framed across top, three horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered and each row bordered with blue block-printed floral motif.
Object Number: 
INV.12023
Marks: 
printed: top center, in red: "B Z / No. 14"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
28702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1938
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 26 3/8 x 26 in. ( 67 x 66 cm )
Description: 
Cotton printed kerchief with a pictorial map of Hawaii, with a compass and airplane, in the center; at top bubbling lava in a volcano; left is a woman in a landscape with lais; right is a woman in a landsacpe hula dancing; bottom is a surfer and a man rowing a boat; seahorse and fish in lower right and left corners; printed in fuschia, brown, aqua, and yellow on a white ground; brown border.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number: 
Z.1164
Marks: 
printed: lower right corner: "H. SARGENT HITCHCOCK - COPYRIGHT - 1938" printed: on map: "HAWAII/ MAUI/ KAHOOLAWE/ LANAI/ MOLOKAI/ HONOLULU/ WAIKIKI/ OAHU/ KAUAI/ NIHAU"
Gallery Label: 

Helen Sargent Hitchcock, who studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1938
eMuseum Object ID: 
28700
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1938
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 26 3/8 x 26 in. ( 67 x 66 cm )
Description: 
Cotton printed kerchief with a pictorial map of Hawaii, with a compass and airplane, in the center; at top bubbling lava in a volcano; left is a woman in a landscape with lais; right is a woman in a landsacpe hula dancing; bottom is a surfer and a man rowing a boat; seahorse and fish in lower right and left corners; printed in red, blue, black, and yellow on a white ground; black border.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number: 
Z.1163
Marks: 
printed: on map: "HAWAII/ MAUI/ KAHOOLAWE/ LANAI/ MOLOKAI/ HONOLULU/ WAIKIKI/ OAHU/ KAUAI/ NIHAU" printed: lower right corner: "H. SARGENT HITCHCOCK - COPYRIGHT - 1938"
Gallery Label: 

Helen Sargent Hitchcock, who studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1938
eMuseum Object ID: 
28699
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bookmark: Faith, Hope and Charity

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1840-1870
Medium: 
Silk, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 25.1 cm )
Description: 
Horizontally oriented rectangular embroidered bookmark on pre-printed paper in blue silk floss, applied to blue silk ribbon; motto across center surrounded by unfinished straight border; needlepoint and straight stitches.
Object Number: 
INV.1683
Marks: 
embroidered: across center: "Faith Hope Charity"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
28698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sample card: BZ no. 2 w/7 samples

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Paper, silk
Dimensions: 
Overall: 15 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 40 x 27.3 cm )
Description: 
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 7 embroidered designs in various colors of silk floss on matching colored silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, two horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered, and each row bordered with blue block-printed floral motif.
Object Number: 
INV.12029
Marks: 
printed: top center, in red: "B Z / No. 2"
Inscriptions: 

in pencil: bottom right margin: [Chinese characters]

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
28697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1938
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 26 3/8 x 26 in. ( 67 x 66 cm )
Description: 
Cotton printed kerchief with a pictorial map of Hawaii, with a compass and airplane, in the center; at top bubbling lava in a volcano; left is a woman in a landscape with lais; right is a woman in a landsacpe hula dancing; bottom is a surfer and a man rowing a boat; seahorse and fish in lower right and left corners; printed in maroon, blue, light-blue, and yellow on a white ground; blue border.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number: 
Z.1162
Marks: 
printed: on map: "HAWAII/ MAUI/ KAHOOLAWE/ LANAI/ MOLOKAI/ HONOLULU/ WAIKIKI/ OAHU/ KAUAI/ NIHAU" printed: lower right corner: "H. SARGENT HITCHCOCK - COPYRIGHT - 1938"
Gallery Label: 

Helen Sargent Hitchcock, who studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1938
eMuseum Object ID: 
28696
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1938
Medium: 
Rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 23 x 23 in. ( 58.4 x 58.4 cm )
Description: 
Rayon printed kerchief representing the zodiac; center is a globe with longitudinal lines through it surrounded by the signs of the zodiac in the night sky; in opposite corners are a quarter moon and the sun; printed in maroon, purple, orange, and red ink on a white ground; fringed edge.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number: 
Z.1161
Marks: 
printed: below signs of the zodiac: "SEA GOAT/ ARCHER/ SCORPION/ SCALES/ VIRGIN/ LION/ CRAB/ TWINS/ BULL/ RAM/ FISHES/ WATER" printed: on border: in script, "January December November/ October September August/ July June May/ April March February" print
Gallery Label: 

Helen Sargent Hitchcock, who had studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1938
eMuseum Object ID: 
28695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kerchief

Classification: 
TEXTILES
Highlight: 
Not promoted
Date: 
1930-1950
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 26 1/2 x 25 in. ( 67.3 x 63.5 cm )
Description: 
Cotton printed kerchief with a pictorial map of Bermuda with an airplane, two boats, and the ocean in a central square; upper left corner has three flowers; lower right is the ocean floor with seaweed, fish, and seahorses; red and yellow stripes in other corners; printed in red, navy, and yellow ink on a white ground.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number: 
Z.1160
Marks: 
printed: on map: "ST GEORGE/ ST GEORGE HARBOR/ CASTLE HARBOR/ ST DAVIDS ISLAND/ HAMILTON PARISH/ HARRINGTON SOUND/..." printed: upper left corner: "BERMUDA" printed: lower right corner: "H. S. HITCHCOCK/ PATENT/ APPLIED FOR"
Gallery Label: 

Helen Sargent Hitchcock, who studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
28694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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