Textile fragment
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 23 in. ( 62.2 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Printed chintz textile fragment with a floral design, printed in yellow, teal, white, green and black on a rust ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Carola R. Green
Object Number:
1950.144
Gallery Label:
Maqueston & Co. was awarded a prize for design in 1850 by the American Institute of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
18714
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed chintz drape
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 88 x 55 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 223.5 x 141.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Glazed cotton ("chintz") curtain with roller printed pattern of columns with superimposed floral bouquets in green, red, and shades of brown on light brown ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Edna B. Morse
Object Number:
1946.286
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
18712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: cityscapes
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 31.8 x 31.1 cm )
Description:
Printed silk chiffon handkerchief with five scenes from New York and the 1939 World's Fair; printed in aqua, blue, red and yellow on a white ground; aqua border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.288
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
18710
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: Great Exhibition of 1851-view of hall, portraits...
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1851
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. ( 76.8 x 80 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with an image of the Crystal Palace (the main building at the Great Exposition of 1851) in the center and and four medallion portraits around, two each of Victoria and Albert; border of flags and standard of contributing nations and merchantile groups; printed with red, blue, and black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Desireé L. Franklin
Object Number:
1951.42
Marks:
printed: below vignette: "EXTERIOR VIEW OF THE BUILDING FOR THE GREAT EXPOSITION OF 1851."
printed: on border: "AMERICAN ENSIGN AND PENANT/ American Jack/ Central States of America/ Danish Merehead/ in the Mediterranean/ URUGUAY Republic/ Spanish Philipe
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
18708
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Panel:
Classification:
Date:
1876
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/4 x 25 in. ( 50.2 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with an image of Memorial Hall art gallery with an American bald eagle and shield above; printed in black ink on a white ground; red star border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
1944.215
Marks:
printed: on eagle's banner: "E/ PLURIBUS/ UNUM"
printed: at bottom: "MEMORIAL HALL/ ART GALLERY/ 1776 CENTENNIAL 1876"
Bibliography:
Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979), 204.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
18653
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: sports and entertainment
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/4 x 20 in. ( 48.9 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with a city skyline surrounded by a polo player, aviators, horse racing, and a band; inner border of theater patron; outer border of dancing Mexicans and fruit, in the corners men with movie cameras; printed in navy, red, chartreuse, and teal on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.346
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
18652
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: Marine insignia, 1775, Shores of Tripoli, 1805
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1944
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 24 in. ( 63.5 x 61 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with the Marine Corps insignia in the center surrounded by four smaller insignia with three stars above and four scrolls; SEMPER FIDELIS border with stars in the corners; printed in yellow and blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edgar C. Hyman Co.
Object Number:
1944.278
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1944
eMuseum Object ID:
18650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Log cabin quilt
Classification:
Date:
1885-1910
Medium:
Wool, silk, cotton, synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 70 x 76 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 177.8 x 194.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Log cabin quilt with 24 wool, silk, cotton, and synthetic patchwork squares composed of horizontal and vertical strips.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1947.570
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
18647
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1826
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 19 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler stitched in various colors of silk floss; inscription across center, unknown outdoor image above, image of house below; bordered by floral motif; stitches include cross, satin, couch.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.385
Marks:
embroidered: across center, in black floss: "MARYANN.LEE./Age 12 years./Richmond Va."
embroidered: random: "S/N/L"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1826
eMuseum Object ID:
18644
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mourning embroidery
Classification:
Date:
1823
Medium:
Silk, paint, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. ( 62.2 x 67.9 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular mourning embroidery in shades of gold and green silk floss and chenille on silk ground; a female figure leans against a memorial next to a willow tree, the sky, mountains, and the head, arms and shawl of the figure are painted, the inscription on the memorial is printed on paper which is stitched to the silk ground; satin and couching stitches.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. S. Bage
Object Number:
1916.8
Marks:
printed: center, on memorial: "To / PERPETUATE / the / MEMORY / of / MICHAEL SICE / Who died / August 21st / 1823. / Aged 52 Years. / Not lost but gone before you"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
18643
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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