Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Felt, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Green felt bag with a rounded base and a green satin ribbon, drawstring closure; brown satin label sewn to the center of the bag; bag embroidered, "TIFFANY & CO./ PARIS NEW YORK LONDON" in roman letters.
Object Number:
Z.3201
Marks:
embroidered: on the label: "TIFFANY & CO./ PARIS NEW YORK LONDON" in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19500
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bed netting
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Each (net, rolled): 6 x 37 x 10 in. (15.2 x 94 x 25.4 cm)
Description:
Two large pieces of cotton bed netting attached to wooden frame; frame consists of circular metal crown holding six narrow hinged slats, each attached to netting at the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
Z.2021ab
Marks:
written: on box containing bed netting: "Theresa/Gift of Mr. Havemeyer/Pl[___] to him"
written: on note found with netting: "2 second floor & third floor/Curtains"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19446
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: state symbols
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 59.1 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with "State shields", each showing the state flower and industry below the state name; seven rows each with seven shields in alphabetical order (Washington D.C., included, Alaska and Hawaii had not gained statehood); printed in red, blue, and yellow, on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Echo Scarfs
Object Number:
1941.632
Marks:
printed: all over: "ALABAMA/ ARIZONA/ ARKANSAS/ CALIFORNIA/ COLORADO/ CONNECTICUT/ DELAWARE/ FLORIDA/ GEORGIA/ IDAHO/ ILLINIOS/ INDIANA/ IOWA/KANSAS/ KENTUCKY/ LOUISIANA/ MAINE/ MARYLAND/ MASSACHUSSETTS/..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
19405
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Felt, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 11.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Gray felt bag with a rounded base and a gray satin label sewn to the upper center of the bag, embroidered, "THE GORHAM CO./ FIFTH AVENUE/ NEW YORK." in roman letters.
Object Number:
Z.3189
Marks:
embroidered: on the label: "THE GORHAM CO./ FIFTH AVENUE/ NEW YORK." in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19376
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Advertising ribbon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Light pink silk satin ribbon printed in black; depicts bust-length portrait of Franklin Pierce with his signature and dates "1853 - 1857" below; inscriptions: "MOGUL CIGARETTE/FACTORY No. 7. 3rd DISTRICT STATE N.Y."
Object Number:
INV.1730
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19322
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
sheet
Classification:
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 89 x 79 in. ( 226.1 x 200.7 cm )
Description:
White hand spun and woven linen bedsheet with the intials "SAS" cross stiched at center seam near edge with red thread.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. Merrell L. Stout
Object Number:
1945.352
Marks:
embroidered: center top: "SAS"
Gallery Label:
This bedsheet was spun and woven by Sarah Ann Secor as part of her trousseau when she married John G. Merrell in Trinity Parish, New York, in 1831. They were the great grandparents of donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
19301
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlepoint pillow: animals & plants
Classification:
Medium:
textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 16 x 12 in. ( 10.2 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm )
Object Number:
INV.12105
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19292
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Grace Adele
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 91 x 16 1/4 in. ( 231.1 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton chromogenic-printed banner inscribed, "GRACE ADELE"; blue dye on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of George E. Stonebridge
Object Number:
1942.82k
Marks:
printed: center: "GRACE ADELE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19166
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/ dowel: Woolworth Building
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wool, wood, metal finials
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 1/2 x 42 x 1 in. ( 158.8 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Blue wool pennant with the inscription, "WOOLWORTH/ BUILDING" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11642
Marks:
sewn: center: "WOOLWORTH BUILDING"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
19165
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/ dowel: Suffolk Bank
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal finial
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 x 41 x 1 in. ( 160 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Teal wool pennant with the inscription, "SUFFOLK/ BANK" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11634
Marks:
sewn: center: "SUFFOLK/ BANK"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
19164
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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