Burgoyne Surrounded
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1920
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 72 x 90 1/2 in. ( 182.9 x 229.9 cm )
Description:
Patchwork quilt with white background and wedgwood blue squares and rectangles, checkerboard corners, and diamond quilting; "Burgoyne Surrounded" pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Object Number:
2001.305
Gallery Label:
This quilt, made in upstate New York, is an abstract depiction of the battle of Saratoga, a turning point in the American Revolution. The chains of small squares represent regiments of Redcoats and British armies of Burgoyne, marching from Canada, and General Howe, marching from New York. The circle represents militiamen from New England, surrounding Burgoyne at Saratoga. This pattern and a related one, "Burgoyne's Surrender," have been popular since the 19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
45448
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkins (8)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1930
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
overall, unfolded: 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. ( 42.5 x 42.5 cm )
Description:
White linen hand-embroidered counted thread work napkins (8) with red border, zig-zag decoration and flowers in one corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Betty Benson
Object Number:
2001.217j-q
Gallery Label:
These napkins are part of a set made in Deruta, Italy and sold at a New York City department store.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
45262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Cotton, wool, bast, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 3/4 x 52 x 1/4 in. ( 80.6 x 132.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with linen foundation; light brown ground with a large, dark brown horse in profile at center facing a smaller horse (also in profile) and a single red rose in each corner.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.964
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
45056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Valance
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 344 x 1/8 in. ( 31.1 x 873.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Linen valance with machine-stitched seams, hem, and casing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1379a
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Beadwork picture
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 7 in. ( 24.8 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular beadwork picture in various colors of glass beads; female figure at center.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1212
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
44703
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton, wool, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/4 x 40 x 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 101.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with burlap foundation; stylized floral pattern in pink, yellow, red, orange, and blue on medium and dark gray ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.974
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
44509
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"The House that Jack Built"
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with ten vignettes from "The House that Jack Built"; printed with red ink on white background.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.601
Marks:
printed: all over: " THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT/ This is the House that Jack built / This is the MALT that layin the House that Jack built/ ..."
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
44462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bronx Borough Flag
Classification:
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 7/8 x 61 1/8 in. ( 91.1 x 155.3 cm )
Description:
Wool Bronx borough flag with horizontal stripes of orange, white and gray and a white medallion painted with the Bronx seal; seal consists of a red shield with a yellow sun rising over blue water, an ochre banner painted, "NE CEDE MALIS" in red and a spread eagle on a demi-globe all in a red and green laurel wreath.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herb Samuels
Object Number:
2000.2a
Marks:
painted: on the banner in the seal: "NE CEDE MALIS"
Gallery Label:
This flag was donated by Herb Samuels, a former manger of Community Board 4 in the Bronx. The campaign for an official Bronx flag slowed during the depression, stalled outright during Robert Moses' tenure and finally came to fruition on January 1, 1970, thanks to Samuels unrelenting interest and his political ties to Herman Badillo and mayor John Lindsay. The Bronx is the only borough with legislative documentation and the sanction of the American Flag Society to have its own flag.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
43961
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Rayon
Description:
Blue rayon banner of the New-York Historical Society with Society's seal at center; gold fringe on fly end and pocket on hoist end.
Credit Line:
Purchased by the Society
Object Number:
2001.45
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
43884
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1984
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 72 x 48 in. ( 182.9 x 121.9 cm )
Description:
Red and white woven cotton coverlet or throw blanket made for the Society of the Preservation of Weeksville & Bedford-Stuyvesant History; central portrait of African-American woman; four corner reserves picturing Colored School #2; portrait of Rev. Edward C. Africanus; sign referring to James Weeks buying land in Brooklyn; and portrait of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward. Banner above central portrait "SAVE THE MEMORIES OF SELF"; list of historic sites around outer edge; 2" red and white fringe.
Credit Line:
Gift of the First AME Zion Church
Object Number:
2001.25
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1984
eMuseum Object ID:
43782
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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