Oddfellows apron
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Leather, silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 18 x 1/8 in. ( 53.3 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Leather apron with bell-shaped top, painted with the Kings Lodge emblem at the top, with a single eye beneath flanked by symbols of a compass and crossed skeleton keys, the central figures are two men in top hats and coat tails on either side of a crest and standing on an inscribed banner, the crest has a raised hand with red palm at the top, two crossed swords supporting a harp and sheet music, and a charicature of a priate at the bottom, across the bottom of the apron from left to right is a skull and cross bones, a book, a scythe and an hourglass; the apron is edged with emerald green silk ribbon ruffle with bows at the corners, has emerald green silk ribbon ties, and is lined with olive green silk.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Laimbeer, Jr.
Object Number:
1941.138
Marks:
painted: across banner at bottom: "ES TO FIDEL ES."
painted: bottom, on spine of book: "HOLY / MAN (?)"
Gallery Label:
This apron, from an English Oddfellows lodge, was brought to New York during the 1820s by the donor's great uncle, William Laimbeer (ca. 1791-1861).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
7434
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed textile
Classification:
Date:
1904
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 16 in. ( 43.2 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief commemorating the Louisiana Purchase, made for the 1904 Louisiana Exposition; in center a representation of the "Louisiana Purchase Monument" surrounded by tan and red ribbon and four pairs of crossed French and American flags in the corners.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Stanley Herzman
Object Number:
1976.26
Marks:
printed: in center: "ST LOUIS/ 1803 1904/ Louisiana Purchase Monument"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
7431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed textile
Classification:
Date:
1888
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 18 1/8 in. ( 45.7 x 46 cm )
Description:
Silk campaign kerchief of Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton, printed in blue with crossed flags, medallion portraits of the candidates, and the inscription "TRUE BLUE/ FOR PRESIDENT/ BENJ. HARRISON/ OF INDIANA/ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ LEVI P. MORTON/ OF NEW YORK/ 1888/ REGISTERED"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Stanley Herzman
Object Number:
1976.24
Marks:
printed: all over: "TRUE BLUE/ FOR PRESIDENT/ BENJ. HARRISON/ OF INDIANA/ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ LEVI P. MORTON/ OF NEW YORK/ 1888/ REGISTERED"
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
7430
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Embroidered cloth
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 26 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular sampler in various colors silk floss on blue silk ground; U-shaped floral motif; chain stitch, knots and outline stitches.
Object Number:
INV.7641
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief: lace
Classification:
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. ( 15.9 x 17.5 cm )
Description:
Whitework silk embroidered and bobbin lace linen handkerchief, the square center is bordered with bobbin tulle with meandering pattern running through it, this is bordered with embroidered linen with grapevine and floral garland, the outer edge is bordered with bobbin tulle with a beaded scalloped edge.
Object Number:
INV.8101
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Persian rug
Classification:
Date:
1915-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 1/2 x 80 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 125.7 x 204.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pile-woven wool and cotton carpet with abstract floral and geometic motifs in shades of blue, pink, tan, and white on cerise ground.
Object Number:
INV.5652
Marks:
printed cloth label: sewn to one corner of reverse: ". . . KIAN BROS. / TABRIZ / . . . / Made in Iran (Hamadan)"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
7412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 21 1/8 in. ( 54.6 x 53.7 cm )
Description:
Blue silk kerchief witha magenta and blue twill border; sprig of flowers painted in one corner.
Object Number:
INV.1270
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
7411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk, silk ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 37 in. ( 43.2 x 94 cm )
Description:
Pink silk triangular kerchief with woven pink silk ribbon fringe.
Object Number:
INV.1267
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
7410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Are you Ready?"
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 8 1/8 in. ( 13.7 x 20.6 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular woven picture, or Stevengraph, in various colors silk with cardboard matting; image of two sculls being rowed down river with several boats in background.
Object Number:
INV.777
Marks:
printed: on obverse beneath picture: "WOVEN IN SILK BY THOMAS STEVENS, INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER, COVENTRY AND LONDON. (REGISTERED.) / Are you Ready?"
printed: on reverse, across bottom: "THOMAS STEVENS, Sole Inventor and Manufacturer, / STEVENGRAPH WO
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
7409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silver bag
Classification:
Date:
1960-1990
Medium:
Felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 46.4 x 16.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, gray felt bag with a flap closure; printed in the center of the bag, "S. J. SHRUBSOLE/ LONDON NEW YORK" in roman letters.
Object Number:
Z.3207
Marks:
printed: in the center of the bag: "S. J. SHRUBSOLE/ LONDON NEW YORK" in roman letters.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1990
eMuseum Object ID:
7406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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