Scoop
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1775-1850
Medium:
Horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Horn scoop composed of oval bowl with front straight edge and rounded tab handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.256
Gallery Label:
This scoop may have been used to scoop contents from apothecary jars.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40855
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Scoop
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1775-1850
Medium:
Horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 10.8 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Horn scoop composed of oval bowl with front straight edge and rounded tab handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.165a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (7 × 10.8 cm)
Description:
Treenware butter mold with circular stamp carved with two acorns and leaves; cylindrical plunger handle extends from stamp; handle pierces through circular cover.
Object Number:
Z.163
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
40853
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of tea caddies in box
Classification:
Date:
1750-1810
Medium:
Wood, mahogany, brass, tin, iron, textile
Dimensions:
Container (box): 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 5 in. (11.4 × 21.6 × 12.7 cm)
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with mahogany veneer, flat, hinged lid, and brass rosette mounts with bail handle at center of lid; decoration consists of brass willow mounts applied to box at each corner of lid and at bottom, front of box, brass escutcheon; inside, three compartments formed by three pieces of wood (one long, two short), slotted into sides of box, each containing tea caddy; three tinned sheet iron tea caddies of simple construction, two with screw-top lids and one with curved, hinged lid; box also contains two scraps of wood, and key on rose-colored ribbon.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Van der Kemp family, October 21, 1926
Object Number:
569a-e
Inscriptions:
written: in black ink on paper label, on bottom of box: "Van der Kemp/ Tea Caddy/ Presented Oct 21, 1926/ Museum Accession #569"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
40820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of tea caddies in box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Mahogany, wood, porcelain, gilding, textile, paper
Dimensions:
box: 5 x 9 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (12.7 x 23.2 x 12.1 cm)
Description:
Rectangular mahogany box with flat, hinged lid (with chamfered cornice), and decoration consisting of marquetry on top of box and on escutcheon, with abstract tendrils reaching around edges of box and inscription at center; inside of lid covered with pink silk embossed with interlocking medallions and diamonds, containing birds, figure in boat, and flowers, over padding; inside of box covered with dark pink paper, divided into three compartments containing three tea caddies; glazed porcelain tea caddies, rectangular body with flat chamfers decorated with painted flowers and gilded swags on top of stopper and around neck and body, on white ground; one tea caddy also has lid in addition to stopper.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Mary Eliza and Isabella Vaché Cox, 1912
Object Number:
INV.8516a-d
Marks:
inlaid: using marquetry technique on top of box, center: "Thé"
written: in black ink on reverse of paper label tied to tea caddy: "Caddy/Mahogany case"
written: in black ink on verso of paper label tied to tea caddy: "Presented to the N.Y. Historical S
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 7 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with a knob handle and circular base carved with an eagle and leaves.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1934.134
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
40816
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Butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 in. ( 8.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with a knob handle and a circular base carved with an eagle perched on a branch and a seven-pointed star.
Object Number:
INV.6543
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
40814
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Butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with baluster handle and circular base with a carved stylized tulip.
Object Number:
INV.1043
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
40813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of 4 bouillon cups with covers and saucers
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890-1908
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Each (cups): 2 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (5.4 x 14.6 x 9.5 cm)
Each (covers): 4 x 1 1/2 in. (10.2 x 3.8 cm)
Each (saucer
Description:
Molded belleek porcelain bouillon cups, covers, and saucers; fluted with serrated ribs radiating from center with gold rim and pinkish coral-like finials.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Thomas Mott Fraser and Mrs. Cola G. Parker, in memory of their mother Mrs. Martha Mott Fraser
Object Number:
1951.31.1a-c-.4a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1908
eMuseum Object ID:
40373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple corer and splitter
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Oak, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 3 in. ( 36.8 x 34.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Wood apple corer and splitter with iron blade; wood (probably oak) handle and sliding coring mechanism held within a pine frame, butt and rabbit joinery and cut iron nails throughout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1945.176ab
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this corer and splinter works on the guillotine principle.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40172
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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