Makeup Compact
Classification:
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Glass, paper, metal
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in.
Description:
This gold colored square metal compact opens on a hinge, has an interior mirror and holds face powder. On the lid is a paper label that with a photograph of men in tuxedos and women in gowns ballroom dancing with the caption "The Waltz/ by/ Arthur Murray Dancers". The inner powder cover is engraved "Presented by Arthur Murray".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1600
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
49556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lotion jar
Classification:
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
This milk glass jar has a black metal cap and a paper label that reads in black "Brit-Tex/ For Brittle Nails/ Thomas Products, Inc. Buffalo N.Y." The label lists directions for use.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1599
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
49555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
6 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A silver-plated metal spoon with the top of the handle embossed with Pinocchio's face and a donkey. It is embossed along the handle "Pinocchio/ Donkey".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2128
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
49554
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
6 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A silver-plated metal spoon with the top of the handle shaped like a ventriloquist's dummy in a top hat. It is engraved along the handle "Charlie McCarthy", for Edgar Bergen's most famous dummy.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2127
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
49553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark/ ticket
Classification:
Date:
1927
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Description:
A brass bookmark or perhaps a special souvenir ticket. It reads in black "Sec. L Row P Seat 19/ Erlanger's Theatre/ Orchestra/ Good Only Premier Performance/ Inaugural Attraction/ George M. Cohan's Production/ 'The Merry Malones' ". May be modern reproduction. Two of two-see also 2002.1.2125 for Seat 17.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2126
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1927
eMuseum Object ID:
49552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark/ ticket
Classification:
Date:
1927
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Description:
A brass bookmark or perhaps a special souvenir ticket. It reads in black "Sec. L Row P Seat 17/ Erlanger's Theatre/ Orchestra/ Good Only Premier Performance/ Inaugural Attraction/ George M. Cohan's Production/ 'The Merry Malones' ". May be modern reproduction. One of two-see also 2002.1.2126 for Seat 19.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2125
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1927
eMuseum Object ID:
49551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bookmark
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Celluloid
Dimensions:
1 3/8 x 5 in.
Description:
A bookmark printed and shaped like a grandfather clock. The front reads "The Witching Hour/ At The/ Hackett Theatre". The reverse reads "Sam. S. and Lee Shubert/ present/ John Mason in/ Augustus Thomas'/ Greatest Play/ The Witching Hour/ at the Hackett Theatre".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2124
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
49550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
4 x 3 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
An aluminum tray with wavy edges printed in the center with a photolithograph of a woman with flowers in her hair and a signature that reads "Beatrice Morgan". The picture is surrounded by the words "Beatrice Morgan/ Souvenir of/ Proctor's 7 Beautiful Theatres 7/ New York, Albany, Montreal, Newark".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2123
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
49549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Relic
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
3/4 x 5 5/8 x 3/8 in.
Description:
A brown painted piece of wood that is wrapped in paper with a handwritten inscription that reads "Authentic piece of wood from the stage door of the 5th Ave. Theatre, 28th St. and Broadway N.Y. City; opened 1874; torn down 1939/ Presented by Mr. Bertram Miller, Jan 2, 44", with more history of the theater.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2122
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
49548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Theater souvenir
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Silver, cloth
Dimensions:
1/4 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
A souvenir button, sterling silver on the top and bottom with red cloth on the edges. The top of the button is embossed with oak leaves and acorns and "Whitney Opera Company/ 150th Performance/ Rob Roy/ Herald Square Theatre".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.2121
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
49547
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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