Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, wool, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 3/4 x 48 x 1/2 in. ( 65.4 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; floral spray with red and orange blossoms at center of beige ground with reddish streaks, with six red S-scrolls around perimeter.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.972
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:
30574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: 16th artillery N.Y.S.V.
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 x 72 in. ( 157.5 x 182.9 cm )
Description:
Yellow silk flag of the 16th Artillery Regiment of the New York State Volunteers; in center two gilt crossed cannons with a banner above inscribed, "16th ARTILLERY REGIMENT N.Y.S.V." and below a banner inscribed, "PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK"; above is the Astor arms (beavers and cider casks divided by windmill blades) between a sailor and a Native American holding a bow and below an eagle surmounting a globe; gold silk fringe trim on the three edges of the fly.
Credit Line:
Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, February 1, 1924
Object Number:
17
Marks:
painted: on banners: "16th ARTILLERY, N.Y.S. V./ PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
30569
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banner
Classification:
Date:
1945
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. ( 153.7 x 90.2 cm )
Description:
Blue wool printed banner with an image of a minute man holding a rifle and surrounded by a wreath of thirteen stars; white cotton hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1945.81
Marks:
embroidered: on tag on hoist: "THE NAME/ ANNIN/ GUARENTEES/ QUALITY/ DEFIANCE/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ TWO PLY-MOTH PROOF/ GUARENTEED DEFIANCE FAST COLORS"
Gallery Label:
This Minute Man banner citation was awarded by the Treasury Department to firms when 90% of its employees participated in a payroll savings plan, for the purchase of War Bonds.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
30562
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
1880-1915
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. ( 33.7 x 35.2 cm )
Description:
Linen handkerchief with printed map of pre-Soviet Europe in red, blue, purple and green. The map scale is in "British miles."
Object Number:
INV.310
Marks:
printed: bottom left corner: "COPYRIGHT"
printed: bottom right corner: "REG P"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
30558
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 16 1/4 in. ( 43.2 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
White linen handkerchief with drawnwork inside the hem on all sides, hand embroidered monogram at one corner.
Object Number:
INV.11972.2
Marks:
embroidered: at one corner: "B"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 56 x 67 in. ( 142.2 x 170.2 cm )
Description:
Blue silk U.S. Infantry Regimental flag with the seal of the U.S. embroidered in the center, an American bald eagle with a U.S. shield at its breast, a banner inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in its beak, and arrows and a laurel branch in its talons; below the eagle is a banner inscribed "26TH REGIMENT U.S. INFANTRY"; above the eagle is a rising sun with thirteen gold stars in two arches; gold silk fringe trim around the three edges of the fly.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bullard
Object Number:
2045
Marks:
embroidered: on banner in eagle's beak: "E PLURIBUS/ UNUM"
embroidered: below eagle: "26TH REGIMENT U.S. INFANTRY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. ( 36.2 x 35.9 cm )
Description:
White linen handkerchief with black machine embroidery, a row of dots around the edges, sawtooth edges finished with buttonhole stitch, the corners are shirred.
Object Number:
INV.11970.1
Marks:
embroidered: at one corner: "M E C."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
30554
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Handkerchief
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. ( 34.3 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
White linen handkerchief with scalloped edge which is trimmed with a sawtooth edged ruffle that is shirred only at the corners, the edges are finished with machine embroidered with black buttonhole stitch.
Object Number:
INV.11970.2
Marks:
embroidered: at one corner: "M E C."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
30553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banners
Classification:
Date:
1816-1865
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 16 in. × 14 ft. 2 in. (40.6 cm × 4 m 31.8 cm)
Description:
One of three cotton canvas banners hand painted in red and black letters; reads, "EXEMPT FIREMEN./ ASS'N/ 23D WARD/ BRONX"
Object Number:
INV.12330a
Marks:
painted: all over: "EXEMPT FIREMEN./ ASS'N/ 23D WARD/ BRONX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
30545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Banners
Classification:
Date:
1816-1865
Medium:
Cotton canvas
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 17 3/4 in. × 22 ft. 11 in. (45.1 cm × 6 m 98.5 cm)
Description:
One of two cotton canvas banners hand painted in black and red letters, "MORRISANIA EXEMPT FIREMEN."
Object Number:
INV.12329a
Marks:
painted: all over: "MORRISANIA EXEMPT FIREMEN."
Gallery Label:
In 1816, the Common Council of New York City encouraged enlistment of men in the fire companies by exempting firemen from jury duty and service in the militia. This is where the term Exempt developed in association with the fire department in New York. In 1865, the volunteer fire department was replaceed with professional, disbanding the volunteer wards, most of whom were associated with Tammany Hall and much of the political corruption in the first half of the 19th century in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
30544
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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