Coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 82 x 72 in. ( 208.3 x 182.9 cm )
Description:
Natural homespun cotton coverlet seamed down the center and embroidered, "F * B" in red thread in one corner.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.935
Marks:
embroidered: in one corner: "F * B" in red thread
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 37 1/2 in. ( 91.4 x 95.2 cm )
Description:
White linen man's handkerchief hemmed on opposite ends.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1945.79
Gallery Label:
This handkerchief belonged to Joshua Brookes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
39113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkins (6)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Linen, cotton
Dimensions:
each overall: 25 x 25 in. ( 63.5 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Cream damask tablecloth with linen ground and cotton patterning; floral medallion in the center, border of flowers and ferns with butterfly medallions in each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rodgers Dietrich
Object Number:
1943.224d-i
Gallery Label:
These napkins were used by the donor's family in the late 19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 140 x 84 in. ( 355.6 x 213.4 cm )
Description:
Woven white linen tablecloth with an all over floral and urn pattern; geometric border; embroidered in one corner, "G * S" in pink thread.
Credit Line:
Gift of Misses Elizabeth Harison & Lucille de Luze Foley
Object Number:
1951.44
Marks:
embroidered: in a corner: "G * S" in block letters in pink thread
Gallery Label:
This tablecloth belonged to Philip Schuyler (1788-1865), a member of the New York State Legislature and consul to Liverpool, and his wife Grace Hunter Schuyler (1790-1855).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
39109
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Satin damask
Dimensions:
Overall: 108 x 88 in. ( 274.3 x 223.5 cm )
Description:
Woven white silk damask tablecloth with a medallion portrait of George Wahington in the center surrounded by flags and four American bald eagles with U.S. shields on their breasts; all surrounded by floral scrolls; "D D D" embroidered in foliate gothic script on the top center of the cloth.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Seth Low Pierrepont
Object Number:
1954.202
Marks:
embroidered: top center: "D D D" in foliate gothic script
Gallery Label:
This tablecloth belonged to the donor's mother, Mrs. Elihu Chauncey.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
39107
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 84 1/2 x 86 in. ( 214.6 x 218.4 cm )
Description:
White linen tablecloth with an all over floral pattern with a geometric border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. A. E. Franke
Object Number:
1945.100
Gallery Label:
This tablecloth was spun and woven by Permilla Alden (b. 1801), a descendent of John Alden and the great-great-grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
39068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 120 x 180 in. ( 304.8 x 457.2 cm )
Description:
White linen tablecloth with an all over laurel garland and anchor pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of Misses Anna Gertrude Ferris, Katherine Livingstone Ferris & Mr. Gilbert Bishop Ferris
Object Number:
1947.126
Gallery Label:
This tablecloth was used by captain Watson Ferris (1804-1853), the donor's great uncle, who was the master of the ships "Liverpool," "Westchester," and "St. George."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
39066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sheets (2)
Classification:
Date:
1790-1860
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 7 ft. × 6 ft. 8 in. (213.4 × 203.2 cm)
Overall (b): 7 ft. 4 in. × 6 ft. 4 in. (223.5 × 193 cm)
Description:
Two homespun white linen sheets with "L A J/ No. 4" written in script on the bottom center of each.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna Gillingham
Object Number:
1948.104ab
Marks:
written: bottom center of each: "L A J/ No. 4"
Gallery Label:
These sheets belonged to Martha Kirkner Gillingham (1771-1864), the grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
39065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crazy quilt patchwork square
Classification:
Date:
1875-1880
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. ( 0.3 x 29.2 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Crazy quilt patchwork square centering an Abraham Lincoln commemorative mourning ribbon; consisting of random patches of silk brocades, taffetas and velvets sewn together in mulitcolored threads by herringbone, lazy daisy, straight and buttonhole stitches; lined with white cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Gaskill
Object Number:
1944.324
Marks:
printed: center, on ribbon: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN / THE MARTYR PRESIDENT / OF / OUR COUNTRY"
Gallery Label:
Crazy quilts (or "Japanese" patchwork) became popular with the Japonisme movement in decorative arts during the 1870's. Japanese and Japanese-inspired objects were highlighted at the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876 during the expansion in trade by Western countries with the East.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38740
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presidential Victims of Assassins
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1901
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Lithographed silk kerchief with portraits of William McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, and James Garfield with vignettes of their assassinations above and below a banner and garland with American flags; red stripe border with stars in each corner; printed in black, red, blue, and green on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Stanley Herzman
Object Number:
1976.21
Marks:
printed: all over: "REGISTERED COPYRIGHT/ WILLIAM M'KINLEY/ ASSASSINATED BY LEON CZOLGOSZ/ SEPTEMBER 6 1901/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN/ ASSASINATED BY JOHN WILKES BOOTH/ APRIL 16 1865/ JAMES A. GARFIELD/ ASSASSINATED BY CHARLES GUITEAU/ JULY 2 1881/ PRESIDENTIAL VI
Gallery Label:
This commemorative kerchief was probably made just following President McKinley's assassination in 1901.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
38609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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