Sample card fragments (2)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
overall a: 3 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 6.4 cm )
overall b: 3 x 4 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Two rectangular paper sample card fragments with blue silk lining on reverse, floral designs in various colors of silk floss on red and yellow swatches of silk, there is a straight blue printed border above and beneath, and along the vertical sides of the swatches there is a leaf motif border with diamond shapes at the center.
Object Number:
Z.1419ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29866
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card fragment
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 7 in. ( 7.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular paper sample card fragment with blue silk lining on reverse, a row of three floral designs in various colors of silk floss on yellow, black and blue swatches of silk, there is a straight blue printed border above and beneath, and along the vertical sides of the swatches there is a leaf motif border with diamond shapes at the center.
Object Number:
Z.1418
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29865
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sample card
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 10 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 63.5 x 27.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of designs embroidered in white silk floss onto various colors of silk swatches, with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered with blue silk; stock number framed across top, three horizontal rows of designs plus one single design at the bottom center, each swatch numbered and each row bordered with blue block-printed floral motif.
Object Number:
Z.1417
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "C P / No. 55"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29864
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apron: 1789-1889 L.O.I.
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 14 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 33.3 x 37.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Blue linen Orange Order apron with yellow linen edging and V-shape at the center to; portrait of George Washington in the center, surrounded with laurel leaves and stars, inscription at the bottom; two cotton twill tape ties.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Samuel White Patterson
Object Number:
1949.303a
Marks:
printed: center, in gold: "1789 - 1889 / L. O. I."
Gallery Label:
This apron was worn by Matthew Patterson in parades of the Loyal Orange Institution, a Protestant fraternal organization.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
29859
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Masonic apron
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Leather, silk, linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 x 1/8 in. ( 30.5 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular lambskin Masonic apron with green silk edging and blue linen lining on obverse, the top has a triangular flap also edged with green silk, there are two blue cotton twill tape ties.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic R. Griffith
Object Number:
1948.161c
Marks:
printed: center top, under flap: "WM. LEHMBERG / Successor to / J. H. WILSON CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
printed: center top, on flap: "481"
Gallery Label:
Lambskin is symbolic in Freemasonry of purity and innocence.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
29854
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Masonic apron
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (a, apron): 23 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 1/8 in. (58.7 × 41 × 0.3 cm); (b, sash): 4 1/8 × 70 1/4 × 1/8 in. (10.5 x 178.4 x 0.3 cm)
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Gallery Label:
This white silk Masonic apron belonged to Chancellor Livingston, who was an active member of the Freemasons. The iconography embroidered on the front symbolizes the Masonic themes of truth, liberty, and citizenship. The apron itself referenced the original garment of the stonemason, and was a badge of membership and honor within the fraternity. Lodge members commonly wore aprons during important ceremonies. Livingston may have worn his apron while executing his duties as grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of New York, where he was a member from 1784 to 1801.
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
29851
Sort order:
21
Exclude from TMS update:
Exclude from TMS update
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: 35 stars
Classification:
Date:
1863
Medium:
Wool, cotton, linen, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 58 1/2 x 4 in. ( 96.5 x 148.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Wool U.S. flag with thirty-five white cotton stars applied to both sides of the beige (originally blue) canton (five rows of seven stars); thirteen red and white stripes; natural linen hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Richard H. Gosman
Object Number:
1946.320
Gallery Label:
This U.S. flag was carried by the donor's father in the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
29848
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: 34 stars
Classification:
Date:
1861-1862
Medium:
Wool, cotton, linen, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 x 112 in. ( 127 x 284.5 cm )
Description:
Wool machine-sewn U.S. flag with thirty-four white cotton stars applied to both sides of the canton (four rows of seven stars divided by a row of six stars); thirteen red and white stripes; linen hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harold Riker Applegate
Object Number:
1940.877
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "J B Sewing Co MAKER/ 28 Cortland St. N Y"
Gallery Label:
This U.S. flag was flown by the 71st Regiment at the second battle of Bull Run. It was carried by a man who served as a substitute for John D. Brassington. The flag was drawn for by his heirs and won by his daughter Mary E. Applegate, March 16, 1911.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
29843
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lace fragment in envelope
Classification:
Date:
1700-1718
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 31.4 cm )
Description:
Linen bobbin lace fragment with scroll and boteh pattern throughout, plain edges.
Credit Line:
Gift of Constance Sherman
Object Number:
INV.11978
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1718
eMuseum Object ID:
29827
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkins (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1816
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
each overall: 25 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. ( 64.8 x 67.3 cm )
Description:
Two natural spun and woven linen napkins with a checkerboard pattern and striped border; initials, "7/ E E" over an arrow embroidered in blue thread at top center.
Credit Line:
Gift of C. D. R. Mann, 1952
Object Number:
INV.1257.1-2
Marks:
Identification: embroidered at top center,"7/ E E" over an arrow in blue thread.
Gallery Label:
These two napkins were made from flax spun by the donor's grandmother, Elizabeth Evans Reynolds about 1816. They were not woven by her. Elizabeth Evans was born in December of 1789.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
29815
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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