Flute and case
Classification:
Date:
1831-1835
Medium:
Grenadilla wood, silver, metal, ivory
Dimensions:
case: 1 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 30.8 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden flute in four parts with leather-covered wood case; flute has silver fittings at each joint and metal keys; ivory cap at end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles H. Lynch
Object Number:
1941.333a-d
Marks:
stamped: on b: "911/C. PELOUBET/NEW-YORK"
stamped: on c: "C. PELOUBET/NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label:
This flute was purchased secondhand in 1835 by Judge Maurice O'Connell of Boston and Lexington. It was given to the donor in 1898 by Dr. Daniel O'Connell, son of Judge O'Connell. The maker, Chabrier Peloubet, worked in New York from 1831 to 1835 and then moved to Bloomfield, New Jersey in 1836 and continued the manufacture of musical instruments.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
29935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peepshow
Classification:
Date:
1828
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 14.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Printed and hand-colored cardboard and paper peep-show or "perspective" with slip case showing the tunnel under the Thames River in London; rectangular cover with printed pink frame, inscription, and central oval window with cut-away view of river, riverbed, and tunnel; interior with acordian folds each decorated with views of the two tubes of the tunnel lit by lanterns with figures and horse-drawn carriages; in brown cardboard slipcase with oval illustration, cut-away view of the river, riverbed, and tunnel; retailer's label on obverse.
Object Number:
INV.8083ab
Marks:
printed: on slipcase, obverse: "A View of the/TUNNEL/under the/THAMES./Price 2 s Pubd. Feb. [1] 1828. Superior Edition 3s"
printed: on sticker affixed to reverse of slipcase: "W & A. ESSEX,/Bazaar,/Soho Square./Nos. 333./4.5 & 6"
printed: on cover of pe
Gallery Label:
In 1823 Marc Isambard Brunel designed a tunnel under the Thames from Rotherthithe to Wapping. The tunnel was not completed until 1843.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
29663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Violin in case
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, metal, textile, gut
Dimensions:
case: 4 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 76.8 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Violin and bow in rectangular case; accessories include resin, two mutes, two shoulder pads, and a string wallet and string tube.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alma Dodworth Milliken
Object Number:
1956.66a-j
Marks:
label: inside violin: "[illeg]/[illeg] 1691"
stamped: on top of case in gold lettering: "ARTHUR A. DODWORTH"
Gallery Label:
This violin was owned by Ole Bornemann Bull (1810-1880), the famous Norwegian violinist and accompanist of Jenny Lind. Bull gave it to his friend Allen Dodworth (1817-1896), and it was passed on to later Dodworths.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
29118
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540kkk
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / AND HER HAIR WAS / HANGING DOWN HER BACK, SONG. / MCGLENNON. 1307. / U. S. PATENTS, / No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28049
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540hhh
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / ONLY ONE GIRL IN THE WORLD / FOR ME, SONG. / MARION. 1361. / U. S. PATENTS, / No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28038
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540iii
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / THE LAST ROSE / OF SUMMER. / 1081. / U. S. PATENTS, / No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28037
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540jjj
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / CRADLE SONG / BRAHMS. / 1881. / U. S. PATENTS, / No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28036
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540mmm
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / THE ROCKY ROADS TO DUBLIN. / TRACY. / 1347. / U. S. PATENTS, / No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28035
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540nnn
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / MAGGIE MOONEY, SONG. / THORNTON. / 1359. / U. S. PATENTS, No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28033
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music box disc
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 15 1/2 in. ( 39.4 cm )
Description:
Perforated metal music box disc.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.540ooo
Marks:
printed: on obverse and reverse: "REGINA / TRADE MARK / BEGINNING / THE HONEYMOON. / MARCH. / GEORGE ROSEY. 1337. / U. S. PATENTS, / No. 500370 dated June 27, 1893 / [etc.]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
28032
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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