Tassles
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 56 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 143.5 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
White silk flag tassels on twisted gold cord with four knots tied six inched from the top; cords drop into two gold silk drapery tassels with twisted and braided fringe.
Object Number:
INV.354
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11450
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth
Classification:
Date:
1895-1910
Medium:
Cotton, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 36 in. ( 97.8 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Olive-drab cotton tablecloth with red silk embroidered floral pattern and pale green silk embroidered geometric lines; maroon and olive fringe trim.
Object Number:
INV.1262
Provenance:
LC-386
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
11449
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table cloth
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 1/2 x 66 in. ( 113 x 167.6 cm )
Description:
Hand spun and woven rectangular white linen tablecloth with a pattern of squares.
Object Number:
INV.1255
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
11442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed textile of still life
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 9 in. ( 17.8 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Theorem painting on velvet; basket of fruit in blue, sepia, tan and blue-green on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.349
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
11355
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sack
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed pouch with an all over flowerbud pattern; printed in sepia and tan on a white ground; opening at top for a drawstring.
Object Number:
INV.781
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
11316
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hooked rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Cotton, wool, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 34 x 1/2 in. ( 57.2 x 86.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; gray horse at center in red frame with stepped corners.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.965
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
11315
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wool, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 79 x 54 x 1/4 in. ( 200.7 x 137.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Wool and linen blanket with red bars alternating with bands of bright pink and light gray chevrons on medium gray ground; long linen fringe on short ends.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.750
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:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
11314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Wool, burlap, synthetic fabric
Dimensions:
with fringe: 27 1/2 x 53 x 3/4 in. ( 69.8 x 134.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular woolen hooked rug with cut pile and burlap foundation; three red, green, and blue pinwheels on light blue ground in rectangular frame at center, with rust-colored border with abstract figures in pink, yellow, white, and red; knotted fringe; synthetic binding on back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Hyde Wheeler (Emeline Abeel)
Object Number:
1947.19
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hooked rug was made by Mrs. Charles J. Canda (Catherine E. Abeel, 1841-1915), mother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Classification:
Date:
1895-1915
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 50 x 1/4 in. ( 88.9 x 127 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular Navajo woolen rug with wide, parallel, zigzag bars with sawtooth edges ("lightning pattern") in cream, brown, black, and gray; yarn tassel at each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Brewster Marwick
Object Number:
1942.118
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
11312
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wool, cotton, silk, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 32 x 1/2 in. ( 66 x 81.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; brown vase with red, blue, yellow, and lavender flowers at center of tan ground, with a floral spray in each corner.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.967
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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