Banner w/dowel: New York Life Insurance Co.
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 x 44 x 1 in. ( 160 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Teal cotton pennant with the inscription, "NEW YORK LIFE/ INSURANCE/ CO." 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.11613
Marks:
sewn: center: "NEW YORK LIFE/ INSURANCE/ CO."
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:
30854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner w/dowel: James Scott Water Fountain
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 61 x 42 x 1 in. ( 154.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Teal wool pennant with the inscription, "JAMES SCOTT/ WATER/ FOUNTAIN" 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.11612
Marks:
sewn: center: "JAMES SCOTT/ WATER/ FOUNTAIN"
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:
30852
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Silk printed handkerchief with a central image of the Statue of Liberty in front of a globe, between doves carring banners inscribed, "PEACE/ ON/ EARTH" and "GOODWILL/ TOWARD/ MEN"; border of international flags.
Object Number:
INV.3155
Marks:
printed: on border: "BELGIUM/ SERBIA/ PORTUGAL/ CZECHOSLOVAK/ MONTENEGRO/ POLAND/ LIBERIA/ BRAZIL/ GUATAMALA/ CUBA/ HONDURAS/ HAYTI/ NICARAGUA/ PANAMA/ GREECE/ SIAM/ JAPAN/ CHINA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
30827
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: Erin Go Bragh
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
flag: 2 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 cm )
flagstaff: 5 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 13.3 x 1 cm )
Description:
Silk printed miniture flag with Irish symbols (not the tir-color); green field with a yellow lyre surrounded by yellow flowers and inscribed "ERIN GO BRAGH" in a banner below; brass pin with a ball head as a flagstaff.
Credit Line:
Charles M. Lefferts Collection, 1923
Object Number:
INV.12269m
Marks:
printed: center: "ERIN GO BRAGH"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: French
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 in. ( 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Silk printed French flag with vertical stripes of red, white, and blue.
Credit Line:
Charles M. Lefferts Collection
Object Number:
INV.12269j
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30777
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: Cambridge Flag
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk, wood
Dimensions:
flag: 4 x 6 in. ( 10.2 x 15.2 cm )
flagstaff: 11 x 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Silk printed U.S. flag with a Union Jack in the canton and thirteen red and white stripes; nailed to a black wood flagstaff with a gold painted finial.
Credit Line:
Charles M. Lefferts Collection
Object Number:
INV.12269e
Gallery Label:
The first striped flag was raised at George Washington's Headquaters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 2, 1776. It was called the "Cambridge Flag," and known in England as the "Rebellious Stripes."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30775
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 30 in. ( 76.2 x 76.2 cm )
Description:
White cambric kerchief.
Object Number:
Z.1289
Marks:
handwritten: upper left corner: "J Brookes / 6"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief belonged to Joshua Brookes (1773-1859), New York City resident and father-in-law of Ray Boynton, a noted New York physician and one-time librarian of the New-York Historical Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1780-1850
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/8 x 38 in. ( 100 x 96.5 cm )
Description:
White muslin kerchief.
Object Number:
Z.1288.5
Marks:
handwritten: center edge of one side: "...okes--12."
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was probably owned by Joshua Brookes (1773-1859), based on the partial inscription, and as it was amongst a group which included another of his and one of his son-in-laws.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 3/4 x 40 3/8 in. ( 98.4 x 102.6 cm )
Description:
Ecru linen kerchief.
Object Number:
Z.1287
Marks:
handwritten: along the center of one edge: "R. Boynton"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief belonged to Ray Boynton (1804-1854), a New York commission merchant. He married Anna Brookes in 1833.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Blue grosgrain bookmark with perforated paper embroidery applied to the front with cross stitching; blue silk floss embroidering.
Credit Line:
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.220h
Marks:
embroidered: front of bookmark: "Trust in the Lord"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
30756
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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