Knife
Classification:
Date:
1750-1820
Medium:
Bone, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Knife with bone handle with metal cap on end and flat steel blade with rounded end.
Object Number:
Z.170
Marks:
impressed: on blade: "SHEARSTEEL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
20152
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco shredder/nutmeg grater
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1800
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Scrimshaw nutmeg grater, figure of a man in armor with shield and sword standing over lion.
Object Number:
INV.747
Marks:
inscribed: in black ink on obverse: "E67"
Gallery Label:
The grater on the reverse is missing.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
19976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 14 cm )
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold composed of a plunger handle which attaches to a circular base and pierces a dome-shape cover; the underside of the base is carved with a pine cone and two acorns.
Object Number:
INV.1022
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
19926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy butter mold
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Earthenware butter mold with impressed image of a fish and covered with green glaze.
Object Number:
INV.9686
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
19374
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bellows
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass, leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 6 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 45.7 x 17.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden bellows painted yellow with painted floral decoration on front; collapsable leather side panel and brass tip.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Willett Comstock
Object Number:
1944.191
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the bellows belonged to Judge James S. Grinnell of Greenfield, Ma.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
sley or reed (loom accessory)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, cane, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 47 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.6 x 120.6 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden frame wound with twine securing dents made of cane (13 per inch).
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
N-198
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:
19354
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Loom accessory
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 57 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. ( 144.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Loom accessory ( raddle/ravel/raivel/rake) consisting of a pair of wooden bars joined by a closely-spaced series of cylindrical wooden pegs; with a pierced wooden tab at either end, and lengths of twine attached.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
N-203
Marks:
impressed: at center and on either end of reverse: "IGK"
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19353
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1830
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 24 x 10 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 61 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Wooden apple parer, with large turning wheel with peg and sprocket mechanism; wheel attached to block at end of rectangular straddle board.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1945.170
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
19352
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 24 x 12 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 61 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Simple, wooden, hand-cracked spindle with two-tined fork on end planted on straddle board; swivel knife and arm missing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1338
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:
19350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card stand
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 in. ( 26.7 cm )
Description:
Black lacquered wooden card stand or receiver with black scalloped edge central painted image of Jenny Lind seated and surrounded by painted floral border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.204
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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