Ship's bell from the "General Slocum"
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Metal alloy, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 12 in. ( 38.1 x 0 x 0 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Gray painted metal alloy ship's bell with gray painted length of hanging chain; from the steamship 'General Slocum.'
Credit Line:
Gift of Deborah R. Sidas
Object Number:
2005.8
Gallery Label:
The N-YHS has strong holdings in documents, objects and photographs related to the steamship 'General Slocum' and its tragic burning on June 15, 1904. The ship burned during a church picnic expedition, near Hell Gate in the East River. Survivors and bodies washed up on North Brother Island. Approximately 1021 people were killed, including many children of the German Catholic immigrants on the boat. N-YHS owns a ship's lantern from the General Slocum, a carved relic said to be wood from the ship, and scrapbooks relating to the disaster. Additionally there is an in-depth history of the family of Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon who lost two sisters and other relatives on the boat that day, and was the oldest living survivor of the disaster. She died in January 2004.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
58956
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1970
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "BRING THE TROOPS/ HOME/ NOW/BUILD VIETNAM/WEEK/APRIL 8-15";orange and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Object Number:
2002.74.6
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
47864
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rosa Isabella, the Spanish Maiden
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Polychrome painted wood, Red pine group (by microanalysis)
Dimensions:
Overall: 74 x 29 x 21 in. ( 188 x 73.7 x 53.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.330
Gallery Label:
Figureheads, typically carved and painted, were placed under the bowsprit of old sailing vessels. This example was found near Nantucket, Mass. It 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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Life saving suit
Classification:
Date:
1914
Medium:
Fabricated rubber, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 x 30 x 8 1/2 in. ( 152.4 x 76.2 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Black (once brown) fabricated rubber with padded interior; clam-shaped opening at the neck which hinges closed at the chest, with circular hole above to admit head; weighted shoes. Pocket contained a whistle (old acc. #466).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Millicent Todd Bingham
Object Number:
1936.465
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this life saving suit was worn by the donor, Millicent Todd Bingham, when she went to work under the auspices of the YMCA for the American Expeditionary Forces in France in 1918. She was given the suit due to threat of attack by German submarines. The suit was never used.
Date Begin:
1914
Date End:
1914
eMuseum Object ID:
40881
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.8 x 14.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Whale's tooth with image of inscribed and blackened sailing ship with an American flag flying from the the stern; inscription on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number:
1943.21
Marks:
inscribed and blackened: under image: "AMERICA WHALER"
Gallery Label:
The scene is a poor copy of an American whaler, maybe after Louis Lebreton, Paris, circa 1850.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
40371
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Nickel-plated copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 4 in. ( 15.9 x 14.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Nickel-plated copper pitcher; seamed, tapered cylindical body on a molded double-step foot; applied beaded band around the rim; short, triangular spout; hinged, domed lid with a short shell grop and a turned baluster finial; cast loop handle with foliate scroll decoration; body engraved, "ESCORT" in block letters; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.800
Marks:
engraved: on the body: "ESCORT" in block letters
stamped: on the base: " WM PRISK & SONS MFG CO/ IMPERIAL/ YALESVILLE CT" in a circle
Gallery Label:
This pitcher was used on the Hudson River steamboat "Escort," which later became the "Catskill" and the "City of Hudson."
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
40317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box with needles
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Teak, textile, steel
Dimensions:
Overall (case): 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Part (needle size 1): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Part (needle size 2): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Description:
Four sizes of needles housed in two-piece tubular case with rope fancywork cover.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1370a-f
Marks:
stamped: near point and three needles: "R. (or A.?) HEMMING & SON"
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
40257
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scrimshaw
Classification:
Date:
1840
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 11.1 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Whale tooth engraved continously around with the figure of Lady Liberty holding a flag and shield standing with an eagle and cannon on a free-floating dock (?), with an inscription on obverse and a ship flying the American flag sailing away from a lighthouse on a bluff on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1982.68
Marks:
inscribed: obverse, arched over figure: "Don't give up the ship"
Gallery Label:
The phrase inscribed on this scrimshaw, "Don't give up the ship," was coined by Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) in 1813. Acting against orders during the War of 1812, he engaged his ship, the Chesapeake, against Britain's Shannon. In a battle which lasted about 15 minutes, the Shannon was victorious, and Lawrence was mortally wounded.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
40093
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whale's tooth
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 16.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Engraved and polychromed scrimshaw whale's tooth, engraved on the obverse with a tall ship flying an American glag at the stern and two other unidentifiable flags at mast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Object Number:
1943.20
Marks:
engraved: across bottom: "WHALER "ANN ALEXANDER""
Gallery Label:
The scene is a poor copy of an American whaler, maybe after Louis Lebreton, Paris, circa 1850.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
40067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oil cup
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Brass, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Urn-shaped cast brass oil cup with hinged lid and removable copper dipstick; name and date engraved [later] on front.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1941.871
Marks:
impressed: on lid: "PAT. JAN 26, 68/[?]"
engraved: on front: "J. H. TREMPER/1885"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this oil cup was from the steamboat the 'J.H. TREMPER'.
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
39666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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