Staff
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 3/4 in. ( 101.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden flagstaff (lower half) with turned ball base; metal cuff at top.
Object Number:
INV.11106
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
19940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pennant: blue w/red cross and star
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 36 in. ( 61 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Blue silk yacht pennant with a red cross and a white star in the center.
Credit Line:
Samuel T. Shaw Memorial Collection
Object Number:
1946.248b
Gallery Label:
This pennant was used on Samuel T. Shaw's yacht Bellemere.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
19939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
battle flag
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Satin, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 14 1/2 in. ( 63.5 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Satin hand-sewn U.S. flag with black paper stars glued to the canton (appears that they were once in two circles).
Object Number:
INV.8018
Gallery Label:
It is believed that this flag was carried during the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19938
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unfinished Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 14 1/2 in. ( 43.2 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular unfinished linen sampler stitched in various colors of silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and designs across top, houses and trees across bottom; stitches include cross, straight, couch, eyelet, whipping.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary L. and Ellen Constant
Object Number:
1949.94
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile: photographs of nature scenes
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 18 in. ( 45.7 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Cyanoptype printed on pillowcase fragment with nine scenes from nature, waterfalls, forests, snow covered roads, etc., in geometric forms: rectangles, diamonds, and hexagons; blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of George E. Stonebridge
Object Number:
1942.83c
Gallery Label:
George Ehler Stonebridge was an amateur photographer who lived and worked in the Bronx, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19891
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile: photograph of ship
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 17 1/4 in. ( 45.7 x 43.8 cm )
Description:
Cyanotype printed on fabric with an image of an American battleship; blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of George E. Stonebridge
Object Number:
1942.82i
Gallery Label:
George Ehler Stonebridge was an amateur photographer who lived and worked in the Bronx, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth: red and white floral print
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 1/2 x 45 in. ( 128.3 x 114.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed tablecloth with a floral pattern in a central square surrounded by a band with larger floral pattern and a decorative border; printed in pink and red ink on a white ground.
Object Number:
INV.11767
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
19888
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed textile: New York architecture
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 52 x 52 in. ( 132.1 x 132.1 cm )
Description:
Linen tablecloth printed with squares and rectangles with images of New York City landmarks and a floral design; printed in blue on a white ground; blue border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.290
Marks:
printed: all over: "FLATIRON BUILDING/ LIBRARY OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY/ STATUE OF LIBERTY/ COOPER HEWITT MUSEUM/ LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER/ METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART/..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
19887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pillow sham: cream w/garland design
Classification:
Date:
1812
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 43 x 1/2 in. ( 52.1 x 109.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Whitework pillow sham with embroidered candlewick design; eight-pointed star flanked by floral bouquets and enclosed in rectangular frame at center, surrounded by swags and scalloped border; candlewick inscription at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1942.405a
Marks:
embroidered (candlewick): in center star: "PC / 1812"
Gallery Label:
Phoebe Cotheal ("PC"), the original owner of this coverlet, was the great-grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
19882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Log cabin quilt
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Silk, synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 57 x 58 x 1/2 in. ( 144.8 x 147.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Log cabin quilt with silk patchwork squares composed of horizontal and vertical strips; synthetic backing.
Object Number:
INV.11647
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
19819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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