Swift: Expandable yarn tree w/stand
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Whale bone, whale ivory, copper, wax, shell
Dimensions:
folded: 18 x 2 3/4 in. ( 45.7 x 7 cm )
open: 18 x 22 in. ( 45.7 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Single swift; beaded whale bone splats joined in the center with copper tacks; turned cup ornamented with red and blue sealing wax; turned whale ivory clamp with crescent thumbpiece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number:
1943.167
Gallery Label:
The original base is not with the object. A wood block is currently being used for the base.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
12149
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table fork & knife
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Ceramic, steel
Dimensions:
fork: 8 1/2 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 21.6 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
knife: 9 1/2 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
steel and ceramic table fork and knife; curved white ceramic handles painted with blue, green, purple, red and orange flowers; molded steel handle sockets fitted with a flat curved blade on the knife and a three tined fork with a baluster stem; maker's mark stamped on the blade.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1314cd
Marks:
stamped: on the knife blade: "HEINDL"
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
12054
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 42.5 x 21 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Apple parer on green painted wooden base; gear mechanism turns apple and blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1945.167
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sppon or ladle w/carved handle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1900
Medium:
Ivory, horn, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Spoon or small ladle with circular horn bowl attached to carved ivory handle with three iron pins; acorn finial and cross-hatched band carved at end of handle stem.
Object Number:
INV.8242
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scoop/ladle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 × 9 × 5 1/4 in. (5.1 × 22.9 × 13.3 cm)
Description:
Carved treenware butter ladle with flared shallow bowl and flat handle with knob terminal.
Object Number:
INV.6549
Inscriptions:
Remnants of collector's label affixed to object.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
12026
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scoop/ladle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 × 7 × 3 5/8 in. (3.8 × 17.8 × 9.2 cm)
Description:
Carved treenware scoop with shallow bowl with lobed rim and carved handle with knob terminal.
Object Number:
INV.6548
Bibliography:
Krohn, Deborah, Peter Miller, and Marybeth De Filippis, eds., "Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick." New York: Bard Graduate Center, New-York Historical Society, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 302
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
12025
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scoop/ladle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 × 4 × 8 in. (8.6 × 10.2 × 20.3 cm)
Description:
Carved treenware scoop with oblong bowl and tapered cylindrical handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1048
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
12024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer and cover
Classification:
Date:
1885
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 11 x 3 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 27.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Cast iron tool for paring apples; steel crank with black wooden handle and shaft with applied thread and three pronged fork at end attached to arm holding a paring knife and blade with circular hole for core; table clamp at bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1945.142
Marks:
cast: in arm: with star shape between words: "LITTLE STA[R]"
cast: in low relief on bracket: "C.E. HUDS[ON]/[L]EOMISTER/MASS"
cast: below crank: "PATENTED/JUNE 9 8 [5 0r 3]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
12023
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 × 19 × 11 in. (22.9 × 48.3 × 27.9 cm)
Description:
Factory-made apple parer with turned wooden parts; knife held by wooden screw and nut; wooden table clamp.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Object Number:
1945.143
Gallery Label:
This apple parer was possibly a mold for a cast iron type.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
11967
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hinged hand press
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 11 x 2 in. ( 7 x 27.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Wooden hand press consisting of two wedge-shaped blocks with handles; blocks are hinged together; inner surface of one has a concave well with four holes at the bottom; inner surface of the other has a corresponding convex projection.
Object Number:
INV.7574
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11962
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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