Bandbox
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 21 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 55.2 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Crescent-shaped bandbox with lid, covered in paper printed with geometric pattern of repeating diamond-like forms and leaf-like motifs, in brown on yellow ground, with green circles spaced regularly; edge of lid covered in paper printed with geometric pattern consisting of orange and white loops on black ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Leslie A. Davis
Object Number:
1952.325bc
Marks:
printed: in black on paper label affixed to inside of box: "TRUNKS & BAND-BOXES, MADE AND SOLD AT/JOSEPH PIGGOT'S/Upholstery Store,/NO. 64 DIVISION STREET,/NEW-YORK,/(Wholesale and Retail.)
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this bandbox contained a black beaver hat worn by Caleb S. Woodhull, grandfather of the donor, during the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
28129
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, cardboard, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 9.2 x 9.2 x 7 cm )
Description:
Oval cardboard box with painted papier-mâché rooster affixed to lid; sides of lid covered with reddish paper with gold floral pattern.
Object Number:
INV.8137ab
Marks:
inscribed: in pencil on bottom: "CLX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28099
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 13 x 21.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cardboard bandbox with lid, covered in printed paper on top and side with large, green and blue flowers (with five petals) stamped on a white background; interior lined with newspaper on lid, side, and bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1616
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27850
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 46.4 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Cardboard bandbox, rectangular with rounded corners covered in yellow, pink, and brown floral printed paper on sides and a printed paper in the same color scheme on lid; showing a pair of dogs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1554
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:
27818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fragment of bandbox
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Paper, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Fragment of bandbox, with landscape, painted in blue, pink, and green; paper rolled up.
Object Number:
INV.8532
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27760
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Wood, paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 29.8 x 22.5 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Wood box in the form of a book, covered with embossed and marbleized paper, with hinged lid; inscription stamped in gilt letters on spine.
Object Number:
INV.4554
Marks:
stamped: on spine: "CRUSTACEA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
27668
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandbox
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Bandbox decorated with printed paper in yellow, brown, and white depicting "The Volunteer Fireman."
Object Number:
INV.8528
Marks:
written: in pencil: "M. Lindsley"; "517"
Gallery Label:
The scene depicts an engine received by the Eagle Engine Company #13 in New York City in 1830 (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
27148
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wallpaper
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1834
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 x 27 x 9 in. ( 50.8 x 68.6 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Twelve sections of "Vue de L'Amerique du Nord" panoramic wallpaper, depicting a view of New York City and its bay seen from Weehawken and the fortifications and parade ground at West Point. Complete series originally comprised 32 panels.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1951.477
Gallery Label:
These block-printed panoramic wallpaper panels, from Zuber et Cie's "Vue de l'Amerique du Nord," were reportedly removed from an old house in Versailles, France. Another version of this wallpaper was salvaged from the parlor of a Federal period house in Maryland and installed in the Diplomatic Recetpion Room of the White House in 1961.
Provenance:
Purchased from John Kenneth Byard, Norwalk, CT.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
20912
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box and jewelery bag
Classification:
Date:
1950-1990
Medium:
Carboard, felt
Dimensions:
Overall (bag): 3 1/8 x 2 x 1/8 in. (7.9 x 5.1 x 0.3 cm)
Overall (box): 1 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (3.2 x 8.3 x 5.4 cm)
Description:
Light blue, rectangular cardboard box with a lid; lid printed, "TIFFANY & CO." in roman letters. Light blue, rectangular felt jewelry bag with white trim and a flap closure; printed in the center, "TIFFANY & CO."
Object Number:
Z.3213a-c
Marks:
printed: on the center of the bag: "TIFFANY & CO." in roman letters
printed: on the box lid: "TIFFANY & CO." in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1990
eMuseum Object ID:
19440
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandbox
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Cardboard, wallpaper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 14 x 12 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Oval cardboard bandbox with lid, covered in printed paper with figures on horseback and riding in carriages; light blue ground with printing in brown, olive green, and white; bottom lined with newsprint; top lined with printed paper in French.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Leslie A. Davis
Object Number:
1952.324bc
Marks:
inscribed: in pencil on underside of top: "Mrs. Woodhull Miller's place"
Gallery Label:
This box held a beaver hat worn by Hon. Caleb S. Woodhull (1792-1866), Mayor of New York City from 1849 to 1851. Mayor Woodhull was the grandfather of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
16917
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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