Stenciled quilt piece
Classification:
Date:
1811-1856
Medium:
Cotton, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 9 in. ( 22.2 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Square white cotton quilt piece with stenciled design; floral spray with red blossoms at center; one flower in each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alice Porter Seltzer, 1946
Object Number:
INV.11490qq
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
29264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stenciled quilt piece
Classification:
Date:
1811-1856
Medium:
Cotton, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Square white cotton quilt piece with stenciled design; floral spray with red blossoms at center; one flower in each corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alice Porter Seltzer, 1946
Object Number:
INV.11490nn
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1856
eMuseum Object ID:
29263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's quilt
Classification:
Date:
1845-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pieced cotton doll's quilt of cross and checkerboard design; red ground and cream and brown floral print in cross design covering center block with four smaller cross and checkerboard blocks within each corner of large cross using same red, cream and brown floral print as center squares of smaller crosses using two different brown and cream very small prints for cross ends; teal, brown and cream geometric cotton twill print wide border ; same red ground with cream and brown floral print on outside binding; brown, red cream striped cotton print backing; completely handstitched.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Babcock Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1941.1104
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on cloth label affixed to reverse (now detached): "151 / J. B. MORRIS, JR."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
29259
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1848
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. ( 55.2 x 67.9 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton campaign kerchief from the 1848 Zachary Taylor presidential campaign; central profile portrait of Taylor surrounded by four vignettes of his successful War campaigns (Palo Alto, Buena Vista, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey) and four images of battlefield accoutrements: a tent, cannonballs, a cannon, and a drum; striped background, garland border; printed in sepia and tan ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.123
Marks:
printed: on medallion borders: "GENERAL . TAYLOR/ Sept. 24, 1846/ STORMING THE HEIGHTS AT MONTEREY/ Feb. 22, 1847/ BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA/ May 9, 1846/ BATTLE OF RISACA DE LA PLANA. CAPTURE OF GEN. VEGA/ May 9, 1846/ BATTLE OF PALO ALTO"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was made for General Zachary Taylor's (1784-1850) presidential campaign of 1848.
Provenance:
Bibliography:
Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979), 128.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
29258
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
L'Empereur Napoleon
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 28 in. ( 66 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief heralding Napoleon as Emperor; portrait of Napoleon in center (probably after Ingres) between winged muses with a spread eagle and banner above, flanked by portraits of Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign (left) and in exile on the Island of Elba (right); below this are three engraved images of Napolean after famous paintings: "The Pest House at Jaffa", 1804 by Antoine-Jean Gros, "The Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine", 1805-7 by Jacques-Louis David, and possibly, "The Charity of Napoleon", also by Gros; all have text beneath; at the bottom are all the accoutrements of battle and pillage associated with Napoleon, along the sides are columns with banners wrapped around with the names of famous battle sites; printed in black on white ground; frame border.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11477
Marks:
printed: banner above portrait: "L'EMPEREUR/ NAPOLEON"
printed: on columns: "AUSTERLITZ/ FRIEDLAND/ MOSKOWA/ DRESDE/ LIGNY/ WATERLOO/ MARENGO/ ABOUKIR/ PYRAMIDES/ RIVOLI/ ARCOLE/ TOULOUS"
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
29252
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 80 x 79 x 1/4 in. ( 203.2 x 200.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White cotton double-cloth coverlet with woven pattern; oval medallion at center within rectangular frame with floral motif at each corner; wide border with diamond pattern on four sides.
Object Number:
INV.14619
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
29250
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 34 in. ( 88.9 x 86.4 cm )
Description:
Black silk kerchief.
Object Number:
INV.311b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29249
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief fragment
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 32 in. ( 39.4 x 81.3 cm )
Description:
Silk printed triangular kerchief fragment with a floral pattern and floral border; printed in ochre, green, pink, red and grey on a cream ground; fringed.
Object Number:
Z.1122
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29248
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apron
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Chiffon, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 36 in. ( 87.6 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Green machine made chiffon apron with a small floral pattern across the top, larger floral pattern across the bottom; striped border around the edges; black silk ribbon ties.
Object Number:
INV.997.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29246
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Chiffon
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 68 in. ( 27.9 x 172.7 cm )
Description:
Green machine-made chiffon ccarf with a floral pattern of flower buds in the center and large flowers at the ends; striped border along one side; seam in the center.
Object Number:
INV.997.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29245
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.







