Apple parer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 28 x 10 1/2 in. ( 29.5 x 71.1 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Wooden apple parer with hand crnaked sprockets and spindle, with two-tined fork on end; mounted on straddle board; hand-held swivel knife and arm are missing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1339
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:
11959
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apple parer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 × 15 × 12 3/4 in. (22.9 × 38.1 × 32.4 cm)
Description:
Hand cranked metal spindle with three-tined fork on end; hand operated knife and arm with curved adjustment plate; mounted on board with notched edges on ends and incised lines along lengthwise edges.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1340
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:
11958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, tin, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 9 x 7 1/2 in. ( 16.8 x 22.9 x 19 cm )
Description:
Foot warmer with wood frame and tinned sheet iron interior; turned columns at each corner of frame, interior box decorated with heart on each side composed of punched holes, with variations, and columns of punched holes on top; door with loop handle; wire handle (for carrying) on top.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1769
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:
11890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Foot warmer
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall (dimension 1): 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (6.4 x 14 x 16.5 cm)
Overall (dimension 2): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
Description:
Pierced tinned sheet iron box with circular motifs on sides, rows on top in wooden frame with four turned supporters, hinged door, bail handle and iron tray with handle; inside with flange handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1920.116
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
11889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ship's rail fragment: wall bracket
Classification:
Date:
1980-1990
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 in. ( 37.5 cm )
Description:
Large wood bracket.
Object Number:
INV.8957
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1990
eMuseum Object ID:
11878
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bootjack
Classification:
Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 9.8 x 28.9 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron bootjack composed of flat piece of iron with pair of iron legs raising one end; raised end has two-pronged heel holder with curved points.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1946.63
Gallery Label:
This bootjack came from the home of Rev. Samuel Jones near Philadelphia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
11838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eggbeater
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 34.9 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Pine wisk with central shaft which is pierced by ten pine pins; covered in dark brown stain.
Object Number:
INV.6535
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
11832
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scoop
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1870
Medium:
Coconut shell, ivory, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 17.1 x 8.9 x 7 cm )
Description:
Scoop made from hollow coconut shell with carved Sperm Whale's tooth handle attached to scoop with iron pins.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rutherford Oakes Ainslie
Object Number:
1943.45
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this scoop was used for sugar.
According to Stuart M. Frank, curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, this piece is indicative of work created by whalemen working in the South Pacific. The carved handle was fashioned from a Sperm Whale’s tooth.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
11829
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Container
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1798
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Circular bentwood container joined with iron nails; exterior carved with date, initials, three bears and a tree.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.397
Marks:
carved: on exterior: "DRB/ 1798"
carved: on reverse: "1798"
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:
1798
eMuseum Object ID:
11784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whetstone holder
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1834
Medium:
Wood, possibly Pine (by microanalysis); paint, metal wire (later)
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 31.1 x 8.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Flat back cylindrical green painted whetstone holder with carved tulip, heart, and stars; two holes for mounting on wall on either side; metal wires wrapped around the body.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.754
Marks:
carved: below opening: "1834"
Inscriptions:
hand written: label on front: "43 / 4"; label on back: "2646 / Swiss"
Gallery Label:
Reapers filled these carved wooden flasks with water, strapped them onto their belts and carried them into the fields in order to keep a whetstone moist in the event that they needed to sharpen their scythe. Though prevalent throughout northern Europe, the shape and ornamentation of this oblong cylindrical holder is characteristic of the Swiss type, which often featured carved running ornaments and rosettes or painted hearts, bull's eyes and flowers. The flask, which was alternatively called a Wetzsteinköcher ("whetstone quiver") and a Wetzsteintasche ("whetstone pocket"), featured a tapered point at the base that allowed peasants to stake the quiver upright into the ground when resting from their labors in the fields, thus preventing the water from pouring out of the opening at the top.
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:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
11765
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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