Bullet mold
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 1 cm )
Description:
Iron bullet mold; two flat arms that extend into hinged front, with circular mold at end of each arm.
Object Number:
1955.73
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bullet mold
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 17.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Iron bullet mold; two arms that extend into hinged front, with circular mold at end of each arm.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Striker Mott
Object Number:
1928.44
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bullet mold
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Iron bullet mold; two curved arms that extend into hinged front, with circular mold at end of each arm.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dorothy Barck
Object Number:
1954.143b
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powderhorn
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. ( 11.7 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brass and iron powder flask; pear-shaped with cylindrical mouthpiece at top of circular collar and hinged iron lever on side; stamped on both sides with eagle grasping shield, branch, and arrows in talons, flanked by two crossed revolvers and inscription inside scroll at bottom, and by rayed background and thirteen stars at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Appleby
Object Number:
1934.68
Date Begin:
1850
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1829
Medium:
Horn, wood, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 14 x 47.6 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn (cover end missing) with wooden stopper and plaited red cotton strap with a tassel at the stopper end; horn incised with images of animals, ships, a chapel, soldier, crown, buildings, arrow; also masonic symbols of pillars, compass and square, sun.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1406ab
Gallery Label:
According to powder horn collector C. Stanley Jacob, this powder horn was most likely made by a sailor, based on the image of the anchor and the variety of other images.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
1829
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
40902
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1850
Medium:
Staghorn (antler)
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 15.9 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Branched horn powder horn with screw-in stopper; horn incised with geometric designs and stags; carved horn ring at center of neck.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1486ab
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:
1780
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40901
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder flask
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Brass, leather, iron, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 in. ( 7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brass, leather, iron, and cotton powder flask; pear-shaped brass body with cylindrical mouthpiece at top of circular collar and hinged lever on side; stitched brown leather cover with iron ring at bottom, flask stamped with hunting dog on both sides, with fence and tree in background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Garrett H. Winter
Object Number:
1943.373
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this flask was used for hunting by the donor's father, John Jacob Winters.
Date Begin:
1840
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
40900
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1775
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 3/4 x 14 in. ( 7.6 x 12.1 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn; wooden cover over one end carved with radiating spiral design, with a nail at the center; horn incised with images of animals and plants, a man on horseback; spout end carved with a rib at the middle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1403
Gallery Label:
This powder horn used by William Wigglesworth 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:
1775
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
40899
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder horn
Classification:
Date:
1776
Medium:
Horn, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 13 in. ( 7 x 10.8 x 33 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover over one end, with metal arch at the center encircled with metal studs, wood secured to horn with metal studs; horn incised with a ship, buildings and New York fort around the bottom; spout end ribbed in zig-zag pattern.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1983.8
Gallery Label:
This powder horn was made and used by Daniel Parke in New York City.
Provenance:
Purchased from Guthman Americana, 1983
Date Begin:
1776
Date End:
1776
eMuseum Object ID:
40898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powderhorn
Classification:
Date:
1840-1865
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 18.4 x 7.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Brass and iron powder flask; pear-shaped with cylindrical mouthpiece at top of circular collar and hinged iron lever on side; shell design stamped on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry L. Shapiro
Object Number:
1950.64
Date Begin:
1840
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40897
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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