Reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, twine, cane
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 101.6 x 8.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.1002
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:
28076
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.1001
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XXIIII"
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:
28075
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 1/4 x 4 x 1/2 in. ( 104.8 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.1000
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XXXX"
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:
28074
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: 40 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 103.5 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Object Number:
Z.999
Marks:
carved: on one end of frame: "XXXXX"
impressed: on either side of other end of frame: "NORWICH" and "JEREMIAH / HUNTING[TON?]"
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:
28073
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: 47 x 4 x 5/8 in. ( 119.4 x 10.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
N-199
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lid
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 32.1 x 34 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Battened lid with wooden hinges, painted green.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
N-123
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
28010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hand tape loom
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 27 x 11 1/4 in. ( 96.5 x 68.6 x 28.6 cm )
Description:
Wooden tape loom with apparatus mounted on rectangular plank raised on sawhorse-type base; apparatus consists of two revolving wooden drums, one on either end of plank, with a reed within a rectangular frame surmounted by a vertical, revolving wheel between them.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.26
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object was once part of the collection of George W. Nash.
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon stand
Classification:
Date:
1786
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 59.7 x 21.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden spoon stand with three tiers, each with four places for utensils; each section of rack ornately carved with geometric patterns, such as mandalas or checkerboard, with arched top crowned with rounded elements, and pieces carved out of sides and bottom; date and initials (cipher) carved at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1945.347
Marks:
carved: at top: "1786/F[M]AT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1786
eMuseum Object ID:
27953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sign
Classification:
Date:
1836-1852
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 39 x 1 in. ( 29.2 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Dark green-painted wooden sign with gold border and lettering; slightly arched rectangular shape with gold-painted beveled edges and semi-circular tab at either end; "Welkom" in gold lettering.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1935.134
Marks:
painted: on obverse: "Welkom"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this sign was purchased by the Society from Egbert Benson of Westbury, Long Island. The sign is said to be from the house of Alderman Ebgert Benson (1789-1866), which was located on Warren Street in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
27892
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 12 in. ( 82.6 x 95.2 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Hand-operated apple parer; hand-cranked fork and knife holder mounted on rectangular board; separate knife with long, cylindrical wooden handle; board nailed to the top of a box-like base on one end of a wooden bench supported at each end by a pair of slightly splayed legs joined by a stretcher.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Larned Robinson
Object Number:
1946.29
Marks:
typewritten: on tag attached to object: "Four legged parers / are the oldest and / rarest. Being both / bulky and fragile / they quickly, had to / make way for first, / the more compact / straddle board paper / which was soon follow- / ed by table attach
Provenance:
The Charles Larned Robinson Collection of Early American Apple Parers
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
27889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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