Handkerchief: Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1904
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. ( 28.9 x 28.3 cm )
Description:
Silk printed handkerchief with an image of a plaque surmounted by a medallion portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with flowers and flags, and an American bald eagle armorial below; printed in black on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph Nathan Kane
Object Number:
1941.915
Marks:
printed: center: "LOUISANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION/ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S.A./ APRIL 30, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
6985
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile yardage
Classification:
Date:
1846-1848
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 85 x 24 1/4 in. ( 215.9 x 61.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton lithographed campaign yardage with an all over equestrian portrait of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) and a vignette of the Mexican-American War within a floral pattern; printed in blue, brown, sepia, green, and tan ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.125
Gallery Label:
This yardage was probably made for Zachary Taylor's Presidential campaign of 1848.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
6955
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile fragments (3)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Cotton
Description:
Three fragments of printed cotton with male and female figures in rustic landscape and floral garlands in blue on off-white ground; with finished edges.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11762a-c
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
6953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Embroidered bedcover
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 79 3/4 x 92 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 202.6 x 235.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Embroidered silk bedcover with pair of Chinese dragons encircled at center, surrounded by scattered branches with blossoms and enclosed in rectangular frame with a peacock at each corner; wide meandering vine border with floral motif in each corner; silk backing with metal rings sewn along one edge (not original).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Miss Catherine Augusta de Peyster, 1911
Object Number:
INV.11761
Gallery Label:
The original owner of this bedcover was Mrs. John Livingston (Catharine DePeyster, 1724-1804), great-grandmother of the donor. Safford and Bishop note that embroidered silk bedcovers of this type were imported for use in the wealthiest American homes of the period (see "America's Quilts and Coverlets," p. 62).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
6951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, velvet, synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 59 x 70 x 1/2 in. ( 149.9 x 177.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Patchwork quilt with squares composed of multicolored strips of silk and velvet arranged in diagonal bands; purple velvet border; synthetic backing (probably not original).
Object Number:
INV.11759
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
6950
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woven coverlet: lavender /cream, floral motif w/tasseled edg
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 59 x 58 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 149.9 x 148.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Lavender and white cotton doubleweave tablecloth with intricate floral pattern; square, with circular medallion with cruciform motif enclosed in circular frame with undulating edge at center and irises on four sides; serpent and spades motif at each corner; tulip border and tasseled edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number:
1957.16
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
6948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woven coverlet: blue, orange, white
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 120 x 46 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 304.8 x 118.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Furniture covering or wall hanging composed of five narrow lengths of coarse woolen fabric dyed green, orange, beige, rust, and blue; each length with repeated floral motif and zigzag borders embroidered in green, orange, beige, rust, and/or blue yarn; short fringe on each end.
Object Number:
INV.11756
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
6944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: V-shape w/state symbol design
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 40 in. ( 19 x 101.6 cm )
Description:
Printed rayon V-shaped scarf with medallions representing the 48 states, either images of the state flower or industry; printed in red, teal, brown and white on a orange ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.350
Marks:
printed: all over: "SOUTH DAKOTA/ WEST VIRGINIA/ MARYLAND/ SOUTH CAROLINA/ OHIO/ KANSAS/ NEW YORK/ COLORADO/ IDAHO/ DELAWARE/ TEXAS/ ARKANSAS/..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
6942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Menu: pink w/French menu text
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 in. ( 23.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed French menu in black ink on pink satin.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1952.320
Marks:
printed: all over: "MENU/ Huites sur coquilles./ Château Yquem/ POTAGES./ Parée de Chonxfleurs à la Californie./ Sherry Royal/ Consommé de volailles aux quenelles./ HORS D'OEUVRES./..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
6940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf: western motif
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/16 x 26 3/4 in. ( 64 x 67.9 cm )
Description:
Screen-printed cotton kerchief with a white star in the center, white rope inner border and white star outer border on a red ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William B. Munro
Object Number:
1953.23
Marks:
printed: along edge: "California Hand Print"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
6937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.










