Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1833
Medium:
Linen, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. ( 43.8 x 42.5 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with various colors of wool stitching; alphabet across top, two maxims at center; inscription and designs at bottom; stitches include cross, straight.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1933.29
Marks:
embroidered: bottom left, in green and black floss: "Margaret Cobourn/Knocknagor Female School/October 25th 1833"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
20553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1829
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 27 x 21.3 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler with green and brown floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers separated by rows of designs, geometric border on all sides; cross stitched.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1935.62
Marks:
embroidering: bottom, yellow floss: "Eliza Pilcher June 2nd 1829"
Gallery Label:
Eliza Pilcher (1823-1899) was born in Canterbury, England and married John Vaché Cox in New York City in 1844. She was the daughter of Henry and Frances Pillow Pilcher, and the granddaughter of Maria Cooper, who was a sister of the Mayor of Canterbury, England.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
20552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1791
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 15 5/8 in. ( 40.6 x 39.7 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular linen sampler stitched with silk floss; at top, rows of alphabets, designs and numbers; at center, human and animal figures with patterns from nature; below, left, black floss cross stitch maxim, at right, the Lord's prayer; stitches include cross, satin, chain, eyelet, herringbone and knots.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.344
Marks:
embroidered: top left in black floss: "Sara Rees AD 1791"
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:
1791
eMuseum Object ID:
20551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1791
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/8 x 25 7/8 in. ( 58.7 x 65.7 cm )
Description:
Nearly square linen sampler worked in various colors of silk floss; thick border of several rows of geometric patters on all side, various geometric designs in the center; stitches include cross, satin, back stitch, straight, eyelet.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.340
Marks:
embroidered: left of central design, blue floss: "AVE MARIA / PURISIMA [Hail Mary the Purest]"
embroidered: right of central design, yellow and blue floss: "LEIZO / ANA AS / ENSIO / ANODE / 1791 [Ana Asensio made it in the year 1791]"
Gallery Label:
This sampler, with its four-sided layout and corner tassels, is typical of those made in Spain and the Spanish colonies. It 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:
1791
eMuseum Object ID:
20550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 82 1/2 x 73 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 209.6 x 186.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced cotton quilt with fifty-six eight-pointed red stars on white ground and red sawtooth border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number:
1971.16
Gallery Label:
Mrs. Charles H. Spitzner, the maker of this quilt, was the grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
20549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Log cabin crib quilt
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/4 x 36 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 107.3 x 92.7 x 1 cm )
Description:
Log cabin crib quilt with thirty silk patchwork blocks with strips arranged in octagons, surrounded by maroon velvet border; tufted yellow silk backing with small silk grosgrain bows.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry C. W. Melick
Object Number:
1952.37
Gallery Label:
This crib quilt appears to represent a variation of the "windmill blades" type of log cabin design.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1859
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 85 x 83 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 215.9 x 212.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton stuffed quilt with bouquet within feather wreath at center, surrounded by a series of frames, the innermost with fruit and flower motifs, the next an undulating feather line, and the outermost roughly rectangular; pinwheel motif in each corner and feather border surrounding edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel M. Smith
Object Number:
1950.38
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this quilt was made by Rachel Smith as a wedding present for her great-niece Isabel C. Eagle, who married Fitch W. Smith in 1859. Isabel Eagle and Fitch Smith were the parents of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
20547
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 98 x 80 x 1/4 in. ( 248.9 x 203.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pieced cotton quilt with twenty blocks separated by pink sashing, each with wheel motif composed of various brown, red, and green print pieces within a green calico square; pieced border with red calico arrowheads and an eight-pointed star appliquéd in each corner; white backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Newborg
Object Number:
1948.59
Marks:
embroidered: in one corner of reverse: "M"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
20546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crazy quilt
Classification:
Date:
1886
Medium:
Silk, velvet, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 75 x 63 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 190.5 x 161.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Crazy quilt with twenty silk feather-stitched patchwork blocks; each corner block with fan motif; maroon velvet border edged with machine-made cotton lace ruffle; light greenish-blue cotton backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Eva L. Guernsey
Object Number:
1946.49
Marks:
embroidered: top row, second block from left: "E. D. G. / 1886"
Gallery Label:
The maker of this quilt, Elizabeth D. Guernsey, was the wife of Rocellus S. Guernsey and the mother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
20491
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crib quilt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 53 x 44 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 134.6 x 113 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton trapunto crib quilt; central square with small stuffed diamonds, and border with cording, diagonal quilting, and vine with stuffed leaves; central motif surrounded by stars, diamonds, hearts, and flowers pots; continuous vine bordering edge.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1388
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:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
20490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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