Coverlet fragment
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 89 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 226.7 x 94.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Overshot wool and cotton coverlet fragment (half of coverlet); plaid checkerboard pattern in blue, gold, and beige.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1939.3
Gallery Label:
The "overshot" weaving technique was one commonly used in the early nineteenth century. The term refers to the long passes of supplementary wool weft that overshoot the surface of the plain weave foundation and form the geometric pattern (see "American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," p. 137).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacquard coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 82 x 48 1/2 in. (208.3 x 123.2 cm)
Description:
Multi-colored (blue, brown, red, light green, and tan on white warp) Beiderwand woven wool and cotton jacquard coverlet; rectangular panel at center with sixteen-pointed star surrounded by four shield-bodied eagles enclosed between two stylized floral motifs; central panel framed by wide border of fruits, leaves, and flowers; edge with zig-zag border and fringe.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1316
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:
28411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: Met. Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 13 in. ( 31.8 x 33 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with images of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural History at opposite corners; floral pattern at center and around edges; printed in orange, aqua, tan, and brown on a white ground; brown border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.353
Marks:
printed: at corners: "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART/ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
28398
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Beadwork picture
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. ( 15.6 x 22.5 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular beadwork picture with various colors of glass beads on plain linen; image of child (girl) in landscape, straight gold border on all sides. Handstitched to sheet of handwritten music notation.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1211
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:
28395
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: New York Worlds Fair 1939
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 14 in. ( 36.2 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Linen printed kerchief with a bird's eye view image of the New York World's Fairgrounds; in lower right corner is a stylized image of the Statue of Liberty in an oval; printed in navy, red, and yellow ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. Eaton & Co.
Object Number:
1941.781
Marks:
printed: along each border: "NEW YORK WORLD' S FAIR 1939"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
28394
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: Rockefeller Center, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1940
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
Linen printed kerchief with an image of Rockefeller Center printed in pink, navy, and blue ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. Eaton & Co.
Object Number:
1941.775
Marks:
printed: lower right corner: "ROCKEFELLER/ CENTER/ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
The Society owns the original cartoon for this kerchief.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
28392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Beadwork picture
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 10 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular beadwork picture with various colors of glass beads on plain linen; image of two boys fishing in stream by a house.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1076
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:
28391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1949
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 13 1/2 in. ( 33 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with an image of the Statue of Liberty, New York harbor, and the New York skyline printed in blue, red, yellow, and navy ink on a white ground; yellow and white polka-dot border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
1949.174
Marks:
printed: on border: "STATUE OF LIBERTY/ NEW YORK * NEW YORK/ STATUE OF LIBERTY/ NEW YORK * NEW YORK"
printed signature: in bottom right corner: "Tammis Keefe"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1949
eMuseum Object ID:
28389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1949
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 14 in. ( 33 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with an image of Washington Square in New York City printed in fushcia, pink, chartruese and purple on a white ground; pink and white polka-dot border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
1949.173
Marks:
printed: on border: "WASHINGTON SQUARE/ NEW YORK * NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON SQUARE/ NEW YORK * NEW YORK"
printed signature: in corner: "Tammis Keefe"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1949
eMuseum Object ID:
28388
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 100 x 81 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 254 x 207 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Silk quilt with front composed of diamond-shaped patchwork pieces; six-pointed star at center set within twelve-pointed star; pieced scarlet cotton twill backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Russell Bogert and Helen North (Bogert) Parmele
Object Number:
1949.25
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donors believed that Laurana Rowe North, their great-grandmother, may have made this quilt in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1812, while on her wedding trip.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
28381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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