Scarf:
Classification:
Date:
1940
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 13 1/2 in. ( 33 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Linen printed kerchief with an image of the Little Church Around the Corner printed in maroon, salmon, green, and yellow on a white ground; maroon border.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. Eaton & Co.
Object Number:
1941.777
Marks:
printed: along bottom: " 'LITTLE CHURCH/ AROUND THE CORNER'/ 29 ST. NEAR 5TH AV./ NEW YORK/ OPENED IN 1856"
Gallery Label:
The Historical Society owns the original print for this kerchief.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
7221
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief: Worlds Fair Music Hall
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 13 in. ( 30.5 x 33 cm )
Description:
Linen printed souvenir handkerchief with an image of the 1939 World's Fair Music Hall printed in pink, navy, and blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. Eaton & Co.
Object Number:
1941.779a
Marks:
printed: lower right: "WORLD'S FAIR MUSIC HALL/ N.Y.W.F."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
7220
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Blackberry girl
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 28.6 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with the poem "The Blackberry Girl .... In two Parts" printed in three columns with three vignettes across the top; printed in black ink on a white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1952.316
Marks:
printed: allover: "THE BLACKBERRY GIRL....In two Parts./ PART FIRST/ .../ Henry Bowen's Chemical Print, Boston."
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
7219
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief on cloth: N.Y. World's Fair 1939
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1939
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 12 in. ( 30.5 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Linen printed souvenir handkerchief with an image of the Administration Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair printed in green, yellow, and blue ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. Eaton & Co.
Object Number:
1941.780
Marks:
printed: lower right corner: "ADMINISTRATION BUILDING/ N.Y.W.F."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
7218
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: N.Y.C. Churchs and floral design
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 13 in. ( 33 x 33 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed handkerchief with images of St. Patrick's Cathedral and The Little Church around the corner printed in opposite corners and figure- eight floral pattern in the center and floral pattern around the edge; printed with red, blue, grey, and blak on a white ground; black border
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.354
Marks:
printed: at corners: THE LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER/ ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
7216
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: ...Worlds Fair 1939
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 13 in. ( 33 x 33 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed handkerchief with an image of the Pavilions of the Nations at the 1939 World's Fair and in each corner one of the nations represented (Canada, France, Belgium, Irish Free State); printed in mauve, blue, black, and chartruese.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anne Allison
Object Number:
1941.378
Marks:
printed: allover: "PAVILIONS OF THE NATIONS/ NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939/ CANADIAN PAVILION/ FRENCH PAVILION/ BELGIAN PAVILION/ IRISH FREE STATE PAVILION"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
7215
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Persian rug
Classification:
Date:
1915-1940
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 54 1/2 x 78 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 138.4 x 199.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular pile-woven woolen carpet with abstract floral and geometric motifs in shades of blue, maroon, and white on cerise ground.
Object Number:
INV.5651
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
7175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address
Classification:
Date:
1829
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 50.2 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed silk satin broadside of Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address, printed in two columns within a decorative arch, seated portrait of Jackson beneath an eagle with a laurel garland, above the text; printed in black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1952.313
Marks:
printed: all over: "ANDREW/ JACKSON"S/ INAUGURAL/ ADDRESS,/ On being sworn into office, as President of the United States, March 4th, 1829./ ..."
printed: bottom: "PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES/ TELEGRAPH, WASHINGTON CITY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
7172
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf:
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 47 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Rayon printed kerchief with center star surrounded by a ring of stars and four images of transportation: a car, train, airplane, and steamer; in corners medallions with image of Golden Gate Bridge, with vignettes of the exhibits of the Golden Gate Exposition of 1939 between; printed in pink, navy, purple, and green on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ellen Oakley
Object Number:
1941.294
Marks:
printed: in center: "SAN FRANSISCO/ GOLDEN GATE/ INTERNATIONAL/ WORLDS FAIR/ TREASURE ISLE"
printed: in medallions: "GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION"
Bibliography:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Weiss, Hillary. The American Bandanna: Culture on Cloth from George Washington to Elvis. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1990.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
7170
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Piece of textile: children's toy
Classification:
Date:
1952
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 36 in. ( 66 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed textile fragment with repeating pattern of children's toys: dolls, toy soldiers, blocks, etc.; printed in pink, red, salmon, green, blue, maroon, grey, and black on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1952.295
Gallery Label:
Some of the toys on this textile are from the collections of the New-York Historical Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1952
eMuseum Object ID:
7169
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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