Brocade textile w/woven trim: apron shaped
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-1910
Medium:
Silk, linen, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 5/8 x 25 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 70.2 x 63.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pink silk brocade chasuble with multicolored floral design, the outside edges are trimmed with gold thread fabric tape, two strips of which also run vertically on the apron; the back is lined with pink linen.
Object Number:
INV.12104
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
7398
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card: BZ no. 15 w/12 samples
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 52.4 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 12 designs embroidered in white silk floss on various colors of silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered with blue silk; stock number framed across top of each swatch, three horizontal rows of designs, each row bordered with blue block-printed floral motif.
Object Number:
INV.12032
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "B Z / No. 15"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7395
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card: BY no. 2 w/18 samples
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 72.1 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 18 designs embroidered in various colors of silk floss onto various colors of figured silk swatches with vermicelli patterning; card with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top of each swatch, five rows of designs, each row with blue block-printed floral motif border.
Object Number:
INV.12031
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "B Y / No. 2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7394
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card: CB no. 1 w/9 samples
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 50.5 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 9 designs embroidered in various colors of silk floss onto various colors of silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, three horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered and each row with blue block-printed floral motif border.
Object Number:
INV.12030
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "C B / No. 1"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card: CA no. 9 w/12 samples
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. ( 74 x 27.6 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 12 designs embroidered in ivory-colored silk floss onto various colors of silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number and company identification framed across top, three rows of designs, each swatch numbered and each row with blue block-printed floral motif border.
Object Number:
INV.12027
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "C A / No. 9 / Acum / Dealers in Fine Silks / & / Silk Piece Goods / No. 33 Old China St."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card: BY no. 2 w/18 samples
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. ( 71.4 x 27.6 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 18 designs embroidered in various colors of silk floss onto various colored swatches of figured silk with vermicelli pattern, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, five horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered and each row with blue block-printed floral motif border.
Object Number:
INV.12026
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "B Y / No. 2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Classification:
Date:
1814
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 19 x 19 cm )
Description:
Square sampler worked on plain weave linen with various colors of silk thread; inscriptions at top and bottom, verse in center, strawberry-vine border at left and right, fruit basket motifs in upper corners and vase of flower motifs at lower corners; cross and satin stitches.
Object Number:
INV.12004
Marks:
embroidered: top, brown floss: "For Colonel Henry Rutgers"
embroidered: bottom, brown floss: "Mary A Martin aged 12. / Female Association School."
Gallery Label:
Mary Martin's sampler, dedicated to Colonel Henry Rutgers, was probably presented to him in gratitude for his role as benefactor of the Free School Society. In 1811, the Society opened its second building on a site in Henry Street donated by Rutgers.
Founded in 1805 by DeWitt Clinton, the Free School Society established "a Free School in the City of New York, for the education of such poor children as do not belong to, or are not provided for, by a religious society." A Quaker group, the Association of Women Friends for the Relief of the Poor, known as the Female Association, conducted schools for girls under the auspices of the Free School Society.
Mary Martin's diminutive sampler, with its stylized baskets of flowers, floral borders, and black lettering resembling engraved printing, is characteristic of Female Association School needlework.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
7388
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. ( 33.3 x 56.2 cm )
Description:
Horizontal vertical rectangular linen sampler with red silk floss; rows of alphabets across top third, tree trunk in center with suspended medallion carrying inscription, surrounded by plant designs with names or monograms beneath, and more rows of alphabets in bottom two thirds; stitches include satin, knots, outline, chain and straight.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.341
Marks:
embroidered: center, red floss: "Weibliche / Unterrichts / Anstalt. / Dresden / 1810."
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:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
7385
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Campaign kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1844
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/4 x 27 in. ( 59.1 x 68.6 cm )
Description:
Copperplate- or cylinder-printed campaign kerchief with central portrait of Henry Clay garlanded with rye and ears of corn; in corners a raccoon with a ball, a blacksmith, an American bald eagle, and two men with a flag, trumpet and scythe; printed in teal on a white ground; wide decorative border.
Credit Line:
Gift of George K. Higgins
Object Number:
1952.282
Marks:
printed: in center: "CLAY/ TARIFF/ UNION/ HARRY OF THE WEST/ FRELINGHUYSEN/ AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE/ UNION AND OUR COUNTRY/ ROLLING IN TO CLEAR THE WAY/ TARRIFF/ HOME LEAGUE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
7384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlework and watercolor
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Paint, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. ( 44.4 x 75.6 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular needlework picture in various colors of silk floss and silk velvet; image of steam yacht "Sapphire" against a painted background.
Object Number:
INV.1097
Marks:
embroidered: slightly left of center, on captain's deck, white floss: "Sapphire"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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