Kitchen tool: pot stand

Date: 
ca. 1800-1860
Medium: 
Stone, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. ( 3.8 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular stone slab with two holes in which an iron wire handle attaches to the stone.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number: 
1938.217
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
11420
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

coffee mill

Medium: 
Iron, wood, sheet metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 × 6 1/4 × 9 in. (17.8 × 15.9 × 22.9 cm)
Description: 

Coffee mill made of metal hopper with handle affixed to wooden board. Hopper has metal plaque and has a lid (missing).

Object Number: 
1951.479
Marks: 
inscriptions: plate on front: "Wilson's Improved / Patent / Coffee-Mill"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
11414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Small grinder/pepper mill

Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 14 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Pepper mill with pine mount which is painted black and includes a drawer or pepper receptical and a base board with flanges; the grinder is comprised of a sheet brass dish, iron works and curved handle with turned wood knob.
Object Number: 
INV.8228
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
11375
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Single blade chopping knife

Date: 
1770-1870
Medium: 
Wood, tinned iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm )
Description: 
Chopper with broad, curved iron blade with two small scalloped edged areas, cylindrical handle on top.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number: 
1920.126
Provenance: 
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
11374
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Apple parer

Date: 
1800-1830
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ( 19 x 14 x 9.8 cm )
Description: 
Forged iron apple parer on flat, rectangular stand with canted corners; single rod with square base with cross- hatched decoration supports hand crank and spindle with three-pronged fork.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1337
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: 
11373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Wall rack

Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Pine
Dimensions: 
Overall: 16 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 21.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description: 
Carved wooden rack with cut out circle at top, cyma-shaped shoulders and straight-sided lower section; half-round receptacle at bottom.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1602
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: 
11370
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scoop w/scallop

Date: 
1750-1850
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 x 5 x 3 in. ( 45.7 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Carved wood or treenware scoop with two holes pierced in handle.
Object Number: 
N-369
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
11366
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Apple parer

Date: 
1863
Medium: 
Iron, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 1/4 x 5 x 7 in. ( 28.6 x 12.7 x 17.8 cm )
Description: 
Hand held cast iron apple parer with semi-circular sprocket controlling gears rotating both spindle with three-pronged fork and also position of knife; wooden handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Frederick S. Arquelles
Object Number: 
1950.4
Marks: 
cast: in low relief on sprocket: "PATENTED/ OCT 6, 1863" cast: in low relief on body: "64", "[UG 23?]"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1863
eMuseum Object ID: 
11364
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

N-137ab

Object Number: 
N-137ab
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
11363
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Rolling pin

Date: 
1825-1875
Medium: 
Wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 16 x 2 1/4 in. ( 40.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description: 
Rolling pin carved from a single piece of wood, with a small knob on each rounded end.
Object Number: 
INV.948
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
11261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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