Flag on a flagstaff
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Silk, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 5/8 x 35 in. ( 57.5 x 88.9 cm )
Description:
Silk printed French flag with three vertical stripes of red, white and blue; nailed to a black flagstaff with a gold painted finial.
Object Number:
Z.1495ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
31110
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/ dowel: Oberlin College
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 64 x 41 x 1 in. ( 162.6 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Yellow cotton pennant with the inscription, "OBERLIN/ COLLEGE" sewn on in white cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11644
Marks:
sewn: center: "OBERLIN/ COLLEGE"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
31108
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Patched rug
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 x 70 x 3/4 in. ( 99.1 x 177.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular patched rug with scraps of woolen cloth sewn to linen foundation; rectangular dappled gray bar at center surrounded by wide border with meandering floral vine on black ground; cotton patchwork backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1944.208
Gallery Label:
The technique used to make this patched rug, called "button" or "patchwork," involved the application, by stitching, of small square and/or circular patches to the foundation ground. (Typically, the small patch was folded in fourths and sewn through the folded point.) When the patches are sewn close together, the appearance of the rug is similar to that of hooked rugs that have been sheared. According to the accession records, this rug was purchased at the Shoemaker sale, AAA #221.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
31091
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flagstaff
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 6 ft. 9 1/4 in. × 4 5/8 in. × 1 3/4 in. (206.4 × 11.7 × 4.4 cm)
Overall (b): 50 in. × 1 3/4 in. (127
Description:
Wooden flagstaff with metal cuff that attaches lower and upper portions together, upper half interior is threaded to accept the lower half's screw top; cast metal spread eagle surmounting a ball finial; staff tapers at both ends; two metal plaques screwed onto lower portion below the cuff; top rectangular plaque inscribed, "PRESENTED/ TO/ LAFAYETTE/ CAMP No. 140./ DIVISION of NEW YORK./ SONS of VETERANS, U.S.A./ BY/ LAFAYETTE POST/ No. 140./ DEPARTMENTof NEW YORK/ GRAND ARMY/ of the REPUBLIC./ OCTO. 18TH 1889./ LOVE,/ CHERISH,/ DEFEAT.;" shield shaped plaque below inscribed, "PRESENTED/ BY/ GEN. W. T. SHERMAN/ ON/ BEHALF/ OF/ LAFAYETTE POST.
Object Number:
1758ab
Marks:
engraved: top plaque: "PRESENTED/ TO/ LAFAYETTE/ CAMP No. 140./ DIVISION of NEW YORK./ SONS of VETERANS, U.S.A./ BY/ LAFAYETTE POST/ No. 140./ DEPARTMENTof NEW YORK/ GRAND ARMY/ of the REPUBLIC./ OCTO. 18TH 1889./ LOVE,/ CHERISH,/ DEFEAT.;"
engraved: lo
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
31089
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hooked rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wool, cotton, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 1/4 x 80 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 130.2 x 204.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; pattern of large medallions, each centering a floral spray, alternating with smaller medallions, each centering an eight-point star, on mosaic-like ground; predominant colors are beige, tan, gray, salmon, rose, green, and blue; gray binding on all sides and white cotton backing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.331
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:
31084
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag tassels
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 2 1/4 in. ( 129.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Gold silk flag tassels on twisted gold cord with four knots tied six inched from the top; cords drop into two gold silk drapery tassels with twisted and braided fringe.
Object Number:
INV.355
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31083
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cord w/tassels: gold coloured
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 2 1/4 in. ( 129.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Gold silk flag tassels on twisted gold cord with four knots tied six inched from the top; metal ring at top for hanging; cords drop into two gold silk drapery tassels with twisted and braided fringe.
Object Number:
INV.12261
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31082
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag tassels
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Silk, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 53 x 1 3/4 in. ( 134.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Gold silk flag tassels; two twisted cords tied in a knot at the top; both drop into gold silk covered wooden drapery tassels with twisted triangular tops and decorated at the base with fringe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. A. I. Morlan
Object Number:
2350
Gallery Label:
These tassels were draped on a banner and carried in all the parades of the New York Volunteer Fire Department. The donor was the daughter of T. Alfred Nicholls, a member of the Volunteer Fire Department.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
31080
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: Sons of Rhode Island
Classification:
Date:
1862
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 74 1/2 x 65 in. ( 189.2 x 165.1 cm )
Description:
Blue silk painted banner of the Sons of Rhode Island; red medallion in the center highlighted with gold decoration and the inscription, "The/ Sons/ of/ Rhode Island" in gold letters; above the medallion is an American bald eagle and below is a green swag with two tassels hanging from each side inscribed, "Organized May 1862"; at the bottom is a bundle of gold arrows; gold scroll border; gold silk fringe around the three fly sides; six navy blue ribbons across the top to tie to the black painted banner staff with acorn finials.
Object Number:
INV.11434
Marks:
painted: in the medallion: "The/ Sons/ of/ Rhode Island"
painted: on the swag: "Organized May 1862."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
31074
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Essex County Court House
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wool, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 x 43 x 1 in. ( 157.5 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Blue wool pennant with the inscription, "ESSEX COUNTY/ COURT/ HOUSE" sewn on in yellow cotton letters; a wooden pole is strung through the top with metal acorn finials at each end; a metal ring is attached at the center for hanging.
Object Number:
INV.11626
Marks:
sewn: center: "ESSEX COUNTY/ COURT/ HOUSE"
Gallery Label:
This pennant is part of a set made with all of the names of the buildings designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934). Gilbert was an architect and surveyor. He worked early in his career as a draftsman for McKim, Meade and White. He later moved to Minnesota, and in 1882 won the competition for his design of the State Capitol. He returned to New York and is best known for the Woolworth Building (1913) in lower Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
31066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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