Rug
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 1/2 x 49 x 1/4 in. ( 181.6 x 124.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular Navajo blanket with wool weft and cotton warp; chevron pattern with parallel bars composed of triangles of alternating color; black, green, yellow, peach, turquoise, maroon, and chartreuse on red ground; small yarn tassel at each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Sulzer
Object Number:
1943.315
Gallery Label:
An old exhibition label found with this object identifies it as a "Navaho Indian blanket, made in New Mexico, early 19th century."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
9947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
General William H. Harrison Presidential Campaign Ribbon
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cream silk ribbon (bookmark) printed in black; engraved image in frame of Harrison surmounted with eagle holding scroll in beak; engraved images in frames of Washington, and Tyler(?) below. Inscribed: "GEN. WM. H. HARRISON./FIRST IN WAR - FIRST IN PEACE-/FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF THEIR/COUNTRYMEN."
Object Number:
INV.6700
Marks:
Inscription: "GEN. WM. H. HARRISON./FIRST IN WAR - FIRST IN PEACE-/FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF THEIR/COUNTRYMENT."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
9946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saint Nicholas Society Hudson-Fulton Celebration Ribbon
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 13 x 6 cm )
Description:
Orange silk ribbon with gray silk trim at top; printed in silver "THE/ SAINT NICHOLAS/ SOCIETY/ OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ HUDSON-FULTON/ CELEBRATION/ 1909." Circular seal printed in silver at center. Fringe at bottom edge.
Object Number:
INV.5480
Gallery Label:
This ribbon was made to commemorate the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. The Celebration occured over a two week period, September 25 to October 9, 1909.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
9933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 75 1/2 x 90 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 191.8 x 229.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton needle thread lace tablecloth on netting ground; design consists of a lyre-shaped floral motif in the center surrounded with daisies and roses, a rose weath above, an inner border of rose garland, two vertical rows of rose garland on both left and right sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alexander O. Vietor
Object Number:
1973.51e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
9846
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Memorial ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1865
Medium:
cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 2 1/8 x in. ( 23.5 x 5.4 x 0 cm )
Description:
Rectangular cream-colored ribbon with colored embroidery and tapered end. Central image of an eagle holding a scroll reading "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above a framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Above the portrait reads "ASSASSINATED AT WASHINGTON/14 APRIL 1865/I HAVE SAID NOTHING BUT WHAT I AM/WILLING TO LIVE BY, AND IF IT BE THE/PLEASURE OF ALMIGHTY GOD, TO DIE BY./(A LINCOLN)". Below the portrait, above two American flags, "THE LATE/Lamented/President/Lincoln"
Object Number:
INV.4599B
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
9827
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"The Late Lamented President Lincoln"
Classification:
Date:
1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 2 1/8 x in. ( 23.5 x 5.4 x 0 cm )
Description:
Rectangular cream-colored ribbon woven silk ribbon with pointed end. Central image of an eagle holding a scroll reading "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above a framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Above the portrait reads "ASSASSINATED AT WASHINGTON/14 APRIL 1865/I HAVE SAID NOTHING BUT WHAT I AM/WILLING TO LIVE BY, AND IF IT BE THE/PLEASURE OF ALMIGHTY GOD, T
O DIE BY./(A LINCOLN)". Below the portrait, above two American flags, "THE LATE/Lamented/President/Lincoln"
Object Number:
INV.4581
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
9741
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saint Nicholas Society Hudson-Fulton Celebration Ribbon
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 3/8 in. ( 12.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Orange silk ribbon with gray silk trim at top; printed in silver "THE/ SAINT NICHOLAS/ SOCIETY/ OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ HUDSON-FULTON/ CELEBRATION/ 1909." Circular seal printed in silver at center. Fringe at bottom edge.
Object Number:
INV.5481
Gallery Label:
This ribbon was made to commemorate the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in New York City. The Celebration occured over a two week period, September 25 to October 9, 1909.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
9719
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmarks (qty. 2)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
overall a and b: 1 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Two motto bookmarks embroidered in blue silk floss on perforated paper and mounted on blue silk ribbon with cross stitching.
Object Number:
INV.1680ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
9692
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark: A lamp to my feet
Classification:
Date:
1840-1875
Medium:
Silk, paper, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 18.1 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Pink silk bookmark with embroidered perforated paper applied with cross stitches to center; cross, Bible and flowers center of paper with motto "A Lamp / to my feet" across top and bottom; needlepoint stitch.
Object Number:
INV.1679
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
9690
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark, envelope and document
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 in. ( 7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Horizontally oriented perforated paper bookmark with three shades of green silk floss petit pointe needlework, inscription across center, surrounded by decorative border, button-hole stitched on all edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Decatur Parsons, 1927
Object Number:
INV.1676
Marks:
embroidered: center, in Greek alphabet: "Parthenon"
Gallery Label:
A document found with this bookmark notes that it was made for Lieut. John P. Decatur, U.S.N. (d. 1857), by Mrs. Black, the wife of the Consul at Smyrna.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
9689
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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