Counterpane
Classification:
Date:
1816
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 92 1/4 x 91 x 1/4 in. ( 234.3 x 231.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Loom-woven counterpane with white-on-white "candlewick" design; floral medallion at center surrounded by a series of three rectangular frames decorated with zigzag and diamond patterning, concentric octagons, and stylized floral elements; candlewick inscription along lower edge; fringe on three sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Allen Linn
Object Number:
1943.319
Marks:
pile: on lower edge: "John & Sarah Naefie 1816" and "GG 11/4"
Gallery Label:
This coverlet was made for New York City residents John and Sarah Naefie, grandparents of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
28536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 23 x 29 in. ( 15.2 x 58.4 x 73.7 cm )
Description:
Pieced cotton quilt with appliquéd design; eagle and seven eight-pointed stars in wreath at center, with scattered stars and blossoms surrounding; border on three sides composed of ten eagles above festoons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.610
Gallery Label:
The maker, Ann de Groot, was the great-aunt of the donor. She married John M. Schenck in 1835.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28535
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 76 3/4 x 70 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 194.9 x 179.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White, dark blue, rose, and chartreuse plaid-patterned woven wool coverlet; two vertical sections hand-stitched together and hemmed on one short edge, with fringe on other three sides.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1633
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:
28534
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1819
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 18 3/4 in. ( 66 x 47.6 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with a portrait of George Washington done after the "Bowling Green Portrait" with eulogies under a garland above the portrait; printed in sepia ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.535
Marks:
printed: allover: "SIC TRANSIT/ GLORIA MUNDI!/ In MEMORY OF WASHINGTON/ This Most Ilustrious and/ much Lamented Patriot died.../..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
28519
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Window shade
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Linen, paint, wood, brass
Dimensions:
closed: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
open: 84 x 40 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 213.4 x 103.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Block-printed linen window shade on wooden roller; shade printed on one side with large vertical cartouche with scrolls and foliage at each corner and at center; colors include gold, blue, red, green, brown, and yellow. Wooden roller has brass mounts at each end.
Object Number:
Z.58
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
28518
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1864
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 x 41 in. ( 78.7 x 104.1 cm )
Description:
Printed silk flag of the United States of America with 36 stars in the canton; printed in red and blue on a white ground.
Object Number:
Z.1139
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
28514
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1872
Medium:
Cotton, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 22.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular starched cotton unfinished sampler with various colors of wool yarn; horizontal rows of alphabets on top half, some separated by rows of design, random stitching and inscription in bottom half; stitched in cross and running stitches.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler
Object Number:
1956.154
Marks:
embroidered: across bottom in red yarn: "JESSIE / AUG. '72."
Gallery Label:
This sampler was made by Jessie Elizabeth Haw (1858-1934), daughter of Caspar Haw and his wife Hannah Valentine West.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1872
eMuseum Object ID:
28508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1838
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 7 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen marking sampler with green and copper silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers separated by rows of different borders in cross and herringbone stitch patterns; straight line borders of cross-stitch; green is the only dyed silk thread stable, copper thread has faded; inscribed "Margaret A. Morris aged eight years"; embellished with heart and diamond shapes in cross-stitch.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Babcock Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1944.148
Marks:
embroidered: near bottom in green floss: "MARGARET. A. / MORRIS. / aged eight / years."
Gallery Label:
Margaret Morris (1830-1911) was the daughter of William Lewis Morris and Mary E. Babcock; she married John Austin Stevens, Jr. in 1855. She died at Newport, R.I.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
28506
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Four-patch quilt
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 83 x 83 x 1/4 in. ( 210.8 x 210.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton four-patch quilt with 81 brown and blue printed patchwork blocks separated by white sashing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number:
1957.236
Gallery Label:
This quilt was probably made by the donor's grandmother, according to the accession records.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1925-1935
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 85 3/4 x 67 x 1/2 in. ( 217.8 x 170.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton pieced quilt with multi-colored pinwheel design; fourteen rows of alternating squares and diamonds with pieced pinwheel pattern on light blue chambray ground; blue and white floral print backing; cotton pieces dating to 1890-1935.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F. M. Lewis
Object Number:
1964.39
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the pieces of fabric used to make this quilt were cut from every bolt of gingham remaining in a New York City dry goods store at the time the store was sold (or closed) in the late nineteenth century. The store, located at Hudson and North Moore Streets, in New York City, was opened by Scott & Lawrie in 1817 and later owned by the donor's grandfather, Andrew Webster. The daybook of Scott & Lawrie, also donated by Mrs. Lewis, is preserved in the N-YHS Library.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
28496
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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