Beaded scarf
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, glass, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 19 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular blue and ocher textile fragment with beaded flower bordered on all sides with geometric design, against cotton cross stitched background on cotton ground, satin stitching in white silk floss along right side.
Object Number:
INV.1001
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28560
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile fragment
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 27 3/4 in. ( 83.8 x 70.5 cm )
Description:
Roller-printed cotton textile fragment with repeating vignettes representing, "The Gallant Decature and his Brave Tars Capturing the Algerine Admiral" and the Boston Tea Party, ect. with medallions with images of La Fayette, General Jackson and others represented; printed in turkey red on white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.537
Marks:
printed: allover with scenes labelled: "Defeat of the British at Baltimore/ Defeat of the British before the Town of New Orleans/ Prevost's retreat from Plattsburg and the capture of the British Fleet/ Surrender of Genl. Burgoyne & Army at Saratoga/ The G
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smitsonian Institute, 1979.
Montgomery, Florence M. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850. New York: Viking, 1970.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
28559
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Death of General Washington
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. ( 49.5 x 55.2 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with an image of the death of George Washington in a central medallion surrounded by his doctors, Craik and Dick, and Martha; six boxes with eulogies around the vignette; printed in sepia ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.536
Marks:
printed: all over: "THE DEATH of GENERAL WASHINGTON/ This most illustrious and much lamented Personage died on the 15th of Dec.r 1799, .../..."
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
28558
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Valance
Classification:
Date:
1875-1885
Medium:
Glass beads, silk and linen canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 7/8 in. ( 22.9 x 17.5 cm )
Description:
Glass beaded and embroidered valance panel with all-over hand cross-stitching of gold silk thread on a linen canvas mesh ground; backed with dark gold silk satin on the reverse; straight-sided form with with a romanesque scalloped bottom edge and straight top edge; decorated with hand-applied glass beaded grisaille floral and geometric patterns.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt C. Judson
Object Number:
1936.4
Gallery Label:
The donor noted that this valance, made by Margaret Gordon, once had loops or prongs on its upper edge to allow it to be hung on an oil lamp chimney. Valances such as this typically hung from shelves, window sills or other areas in the home to display skilled needlework. The designs were often taken from Berlin wool work printed patterns, copied directly onto a canvas grid. Valances such as this example usually included beaded tassels at the bottom edge.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
28557
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Painted velvet of still life with fruit
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 22 in. ( 48.3 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Theorem painting on silk velvet of fruit and leaves with a knife; painted with yellow, brown, green, black, and grey on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.359
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
28556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlework fragment
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 23.2 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular beadwork fragment with various colors of glass beads, ochre knitted edging; central space has an image of a bouquet, left, and an eagle with an olive brach encircled in stars, right.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Feodor Von Drehle
Object Number:
INV.11309
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1822
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 103 1/4 x 105 x 1/4 in. ( 262.3 x 266.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton appliquéd and pieced quilt; Irish Chain design with flowers and printed scenes appliquéd on white squares; embroidered details, and cross-stitched inscription in one corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.491
Marks:
cross stitched: on one corner: "AMW / 1822"
Gallery Label:
Ann Maria Warner's enormous quilt in the Irish Chain pattern is a tour-de-force of quilting, combining vivid printed fabrics with charming appliquéd floral sprays. Warner's name might otherwise be lost to history were it not for the initials she embroidered on her quilt and its careful preservation by her descendents.
The quilt was donated by the Warner's great-great niece.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1822
eMuseum Object ID:
28552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlework picture
Classification:
Date:
1625-1690
Medium:
Linen, silk, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. ( 30.8 x 46 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular linen needlework picture in various colors of silk floss; image of royal and other figures in outdoor setting, bordered on all sides by naturalistic images, some bead work.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard
Object Number:
1952.424
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1690
eMuseum Object ID:
28549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed linen kerchief with a central medallion portrait of General Lafayette and vignettes of his arrival by ship at New York and his arrival at Independence Hall in Philadelphia above and below; center also has text describing the events; decorative border; sepia ink printed on white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.602
Marks:
printed: all over: " General LaFayettes arrival at Independence Hall Philad Sept 28th 1824/ Gen LaFayette/ The Nation's Guest/ The arrival of Genl LaFayette at the Port of New York in the Ship Cadmus, Capt' Allyn Aug 17th 1824."
printed: bottom right: "
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
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Montgomery, Florence M. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850. New York: Viking, 1970.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
28546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Menu from dinner of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1847
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Length of silk with fringed ends printed in black with the dinner menu of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati, served at Delmonico's on July 6, 1847. Printed in French.
Object Number:
INV.2978
Marks:
printed: on ribbon: "MENU DU DINER/OF THE/NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY/OF THE CINCINNATI,/AT DELMONICO'S./5 JUILLET 1847..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
28543
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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