Shawl: purple/black
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 1/2 x 64 x 1/4 in. ( 161.3 x 162.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Purple silk piano cover with black cut velvet borders; wide decorative band with meandering strip with floral pattern on two sides, meeting in lower corner; opposite corner with straight-edged border of cut velvet on reverse, which is revealed when corner is folded back; black and purple fringe on all sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Helen Phelps Stokes
Object Number:
1946.129
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object once belonged to Mrs. James Stokes, grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28182
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1816
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 12 1/8 in. ( 27.3 x 30.8 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler with various colors of silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers separated by rows of design, inscription at bottom has designs on both sides, bordered with geometric motif; stitches include cross, eyelet, herringbone, chain.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1935.61
Marks:
embroidered: center bottom blue and pink floss: "Southington. / 1816"
Gallery Label:
According to a tag found with the object, the work was made by Mrs. John Vaché Cox when she was six years old, but Mrs. Cox (Eliza Pilcher) was not born until 1823.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
28181
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Silk"
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 21.6 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Linen copperplate-printed handkerchief titled "Silk"; central image of a silk manufactory, rearing the silkworms, surrounded by eight images and vignettes relating to the manufacture and use of silk; printed in turkey-red ink on a white ground, decorative border with banner at top center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.95
Marks:
printed: on banner: "SILK."
printed: all over: "Rearing silk worms. / Mulberry trees. / Eggs./ Yong worms. Adult silk worm. Butterfly./ Cocoon. / Cocoons in embryo./ Learning to assort worms. /..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28180
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Paper"
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 11 in. ( 20.3 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Linen copperplate-printed handkerchief titled "Paper"; central image of a paper mill surrounded by twelve images and vignettes relating to the manufacture and use of paper; printed in sepia ink on a white ground, floral border with banner at top center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.121
Marks:
printed: on banner: "PAPER."
printed: all over: "PAPER MILL"/ Collecting Rags./ Writting and Drawing Lesson. / Public Reading Room. / Cards/ Puzzle/ Hat-boxes/ ..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28179
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlework of Gen. Tom Thumb
Classification:
Date:
1842-1883
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular unfinished needlepoint stitched in cotton onto cotton canvas; titled above soldier figure in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.317
Marks:
Stitched: "Gen. Tom Thumb"
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
28178
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 96 x 73 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 243.8 x 186.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Blue wool and white cotton double-woven coverlet composed of two vertical sections hand-sewn together; repeated pattern of cruciform blocks enclosed in rounded frames, with triple band of lozenges bordering on two long sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet M. Richards
Object Number:
1942.423
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the design of this coverlet is a variation of the Whig Rose pattern.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28177
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet fragment
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 87 1/4 x 40 x 1/4 in. ( 221.6 x 101.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Overshot red and yellow wool and white cotton coverlet fragment (half of coverlet); rectilinear geometric pattern.
Object Number:
INV.353
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).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacquard coverlet fragment
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 95 x 38 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 241.3 x 97.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Dark blue, light blue, rust, and white (now darkened) Beiderwand wool and cotton jacquard coverlet fragment (half of coverlet); floral and diamond-shaped medallions at center, with stylized flower and leaf border on three sides; fringe at top and bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1939.2
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:
28172
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt: Seek No Further, or Many Mansions
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 100 1/4 x 99 x 1/8 in. ( 254.6 x 251.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton quilt with red, green, and yellow appliqué on white (now yellowed) ground; circular grapevine at center surrounded by feather wreaths, oak leaf clusters, and circular floral vines; wide, pieced, rectilinear border with red sawtooth edging on inside and outside edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1939.4
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:
Katherine Willis (1929); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
28170
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: "Gone with the wind"
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 49.5 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with four scenes and four characters from the movie "Gone with the Wind" in a floral and lattice design; printed in red, blue, salmon, and teal on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.347
Marks:
printed: in the corners: "Gone/ With/ The/ Wind"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
28156
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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