Stocking dryers (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1900
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 18 1/2 in. × 7 in. × 1 1/4 in. (47 × 17.8 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (b): 18 1/4 in. × 7 in. × 7/8 in. (46.4
Description:
Two pine stocking dryers shaped like female legs below the knee with feet; each is pierced with a hole at the top for hanging.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Alfred Ferguson
Object Number:
1951.480ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
36550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 × 7 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 17.8 × 8.9 cm)
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with baluster handle and semi-circular base carved with an eagle, a small star and branches.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1352
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
36506
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clothespin
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 13 x 5.4 x 1 cm )
Description:
Clothespin made from single piece of wood with hole pierced in square body and two legs with pointed ends.
Object Number:
Z.68
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
36505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clothespin
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Clothespin made from single piece of wood with hole pierced in square body and two legs with pointed ends.
Object Number:
Z.69
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
36504
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1758
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 × 9 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (2.5 × 23.8 × 11.4 cm)
Description:
Paddle form treenware butter mold; rectangular stamp carved with a geometric pattern with a six-pointed star in the center; the reverse is carved with a name and a date.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1582
Marks:
carved: into back of mold: "1758/M:MENT/IETH"
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:
1758
eMuseum Object ID:
36260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cake board casting
Classification:
Date:
1986
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 in. ( 21 cm )
Description:
Painted plaster casting of a cakeboard in the New York Historical Society collections with an image of three firemen pulling Mnahattan Fire Engine 8.
Object Number:
INV.7508
Gallery Label:
This casting was made by Chnadler B. Saint of Suter-Swiss-Tirggel for possible manufacture of Tirggel cookies in Milford, Pa. The original John Conger cakeboard is accession number 1937.1562.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1986
eMuseum Object ID:
35195
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cake board
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780-1830
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Octagonal treenware cake board with biblical image of Jacob and Joseph embracing in a landscape near other figures including two in armor and one horse; the bottom of the image has a German inscription.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1007
Marks:
hand written: paper collector's label affixed to reverse: "2357"
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:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
34880
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm)
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with knob handle and circular base with a carved acorn and two leaves.
Object Number:
INV.1028
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
34702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rolling pin
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1842
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (4.4 × 39.4 cm)
Description:
Black glass rolling pin with central shaft covered in engraved decoration consisting of farm, nautical, and love imagery and phrases, including "Speed the Plough," "Thou God Seest Me," and an image of the iron bridge at Sunderland; two knob handles at either end of shaft.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1484
Marks:
engraved: on shaft: "MICHELL SMITH'S/ LEAP SEPTEMBER 15TH/1842// MRS. MACKRELL/ANN/SPEED THE PLOUGH/THOU GOD SEEST ME"
Gallery Label:
Dated 1842, this bottle glass pin features etched designs that appeared in the early 1840's when these pins were forced produced, and precedes the shift to painted pin decorations in the latter part of that decade. The western view of the Cast Iron Bridge over the Wear at the top of the pin indicates that it was produced at a glassworks near the site of that famous bridge in Sunderland, England. In fact, the pyramidal shape of a glassworks kiln at Sunderland has even superimposed on the bridge's right pier, corresponding to the location of a nearby factory chimney in popular printed views of the bridge. The pin also features other stock imagery that is characteristic of the sailor-type: a two-masted ship, the English farmer's crest, popular mottoes ("Thou God Seest Me"), a heart, an anchor, and a Masonic shield.
Traveling engravers sold these wares on the quaysides of the busy ports like Sunderland to departing sailors, who sought to customize the gifts with their name, departure date, and ship's name for the sweetheart on shore. In fact, the minimally rendered male figure waving from the top of the bridge presents an early version of the oft-repeated sailor's farewell scene. Hardly functional, the pin would have been hung on the wall with a ribbon tied around each tapered knob by a lady remembering her beau at sea.
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:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
34107
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Roller shade
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, silk, metal
Dimensions:
overall (rolled): 26 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 66.7 x 4.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden shade roller with green moiré shade which winds up inside; the roller is primarily cylindrical with a slit across the bottom to release and roll the shade, and a flat back to fit against a wall, the front has wooden and brass inlay in a floral and scroll design with monogram "SC" at the center; floral brass fittings at both ends, one end has a crank handle to wind the shade; moiré fragment and fringe trim fragment, as well as metal rolling rod which has become detatched.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Jean C. Redd, 1959
Object Number:
INV.1250a-d
Marks:
engraved: center of brass: "SC"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
34025
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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