Scoop
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 6 x 3 in. ( 29.5 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Carved treenware scoop with round bowl and straight handle with canted terminal.
Object Number:
INV.15010
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
38311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mallet
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1775-1825
Medium:
wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 13.7 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Carved wood mallet; block has curved profile and handle, which is carved separately and faceted with pointed terminal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin
Object Number:
1924.133
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this mallet was used for crushing sugar in the family of the donor for four generations, including that of the great-grandfather, Robert Morris of Mt. Fordham, N.Y.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
38310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 x 1 in. ( 12.7 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wood spoon with shallow tear-shaped bowl with saw-tooth border; shoulders and stem carved with three blossom motifs.
Object Number:
Z.108
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
38096
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea caddy
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, brass, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 16.8 x 33.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with flat, hinged lid and brass key surround; parquetry consisting of applied decoration including oval (of lighter wood) at center of lid within chamfered area, with border around edges; on front, two ovals (of darker wood) facing each other within chamfered area, with elaborately veneered borders; on sides, circles (of lighter wood) applied to each side with simple border of same wood; interior of lid covered in wine-colored textile; inside, three compartments with edges painted black, two containing tea caddies; rectangular tea caddies with oval necks set into body, topped by hinged lids painted with single red flower and green leaves, contrasting with flat top of caddy made of darker, varnished wood dovetailed to unpainted sides.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.550a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37834
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea caddy
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, brass, metal foil
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 16.5 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden tea caddy with flat, hinged lid decorated with inlaid brass border and inscription at center, and diamond-shaped plate; interior divided into two compartments, all covered in metal foil, with wooden panels covered in foil at bottom with metal knobs at center, and two wooden lids with one side covered in foil atop each compartment, balanced on dividers, with brass pulls.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.217a-e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37798
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Expanding wall light
Classification:
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 111.1 x 18.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden expanding wall light with long wooden dowl end to be inserted into a hole or joint; there are eight armatures that have circular ends that receive the nut and the bolt of the armature; the candlestick is cylindrical and has a bobeche at the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.90
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
37726
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1860
Medium:
Bone, antler
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Carved bone spoon with large tear drop-shaped bowl incised with a diaper pattern border and a reindeer in the center; short, flat handle has two bands of diaper pattern, rings on side, and pierced rings, and triangles around the end of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
1944.253
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this spoon was made by Walter S. Poor while he was in Greenland. Walter S. Poor was the father of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
37624
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Antler
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Carved spoon with large-pear shaped bowl incised with the profile of an elk, and within a short, flat grooved handle ornaments with four free-floating rings on sides and a pierced triangle and four holes on end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number:
1944.213
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37623
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gas lighter
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 161.6 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Metal gas lighter with a long wooden handle; one circular tube attached with a molded metal cap to the center of the handle, straight tube with an open, foliate finial at the end; lighting tube not extant.
Object Number:
Z.2728
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
37454
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gas lighter
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 76.2 x 7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Iron gas lighter with a turned wooden handle; two circular tubes attached with a metal plate to the center of the handle, one curves out at the end and the other tube is straight with an open, heart-shaped and ovoid finial at the end; "HOUGHIN" molded on one side of the finial and "NEW YORK" on the opposite side.
Object Number:
Z.2726
Marks:
molded: on the finial: "HOUGHIN/ NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
37452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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