Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1795-1835
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 3/8 in. (17.1 × 10.8 × 1 cm)
Description:
Butter mold consisting of round, flat wooden paddle carved with eight-pointed star and rosette; pierced flange handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1571
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:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
28757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Iron, wood, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 6 x 1/2 in. ( 116.8 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wood and iron frame wound with twine securing iron dents.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
N-202
Gallery Label:
A reed fit in the batten of a loom and was used to space warp yarns evenly.
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
28706
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall (dimension 1): 5 3/4 x 9 x 8 in. (14.6 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
Overall (dimension 2): 2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (6.4 x 12.1 c
Description:
Tinned iron box with pierced circular sides and lozenges, more finely punched wood frame with turned wood supports; hinged door, interior tray, and wire bail handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1757
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:
28669
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, cane, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 42 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 108.6 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
Z.998
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on tag tied to one end: "JOHN WARD DUNSMORE / APRIL, 1941 / SLEY"
carved: on one end of frame: "XXXIV"
Gallery Label:
A reed fit in the batten of a loom and was used to space warp yarns evenly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28580
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tinder box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 45.1 x 21 cm )
Description:
Wooden tinder box with pegged joints and sliding lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Object Number:
Z.1013
Marks:
typewritten: on paper affixed to top of lid (now detached--fragment inside box): TINDER BOX / THIS OLD BOX USED TO HOLD TINDER RAGS ( / SCORCHED REMNANTS) KEPT IN THE KITCHEN OF / OLD TIME HOMES BEFORE THE USE OF MATCHES / . . . / THIS BOX MADE BY MY GRAN
Gallery Label:
This tinder box was made by the donor's grandfather, David Richardson. The donor's mother, Sarah Jane Coleman Richardson Griffith, the youngest of his eleven children, kept this box in her possession and passed it on to her son.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28195
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mallet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 4 x 4 in. ( 37.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden mallet with a cylindrical head reinforced by two iron bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of E. B. Childs
Object Number:
Z.183[dup]
Marks:
typed: paper label affixed to mallet: "CHILDS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, twine, cane
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 125.7 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.1011
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XXX"
Gallery Label:
A reed fit in the batten of a loom and was used to space warp yarns evenly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28080
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, twine, cane
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 5 x 3/4 in. ( 129.5 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.1010
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XX/III"
Gallery Label:
A reed fit in the batten of a loom and was used to space warp yarns evenly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28079
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, twine, cane
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 105.1 x 10.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.1009
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XXX/I"
Gallery Label:
A reed fit in the batten of a loom and was used to space warp yarns evenly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, twine, cane
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 4 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 104.1 x 11.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.1008
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XXXII"
Gallery Label:
A reed fit in the batten of a loom and was used to space warp yarns evenly.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28077
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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