Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper, metallic paint, feathers
Dimensions:
closed: 11 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 27.9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with wooden sticks and guards, and black paper leaf with metallic painted marbling and white feather trim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1937.7
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
10581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scent Box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Metal, organic material
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 3.8 x 1 cm )
Description:
Metal vinaigrette with loop at one corner to attach to a necklace;containing a sponge held in place by a perforated grill under the lid.
Object Number:
INV.13835
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
9540
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Folder w/string closure
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Paper, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 20 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Buff colored cardboard purse (pocketbook), the top flap covers the entire front and is threaded with a linen fabric tape string for closure, there is one envelope-style compartment inside.
Object Number:
149f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
8888
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Folder w/flap closure
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Paper, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 9 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 23.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Buff colored cardboard envelope-style purse (pocketbook) with flap closure at the top and cotton string stitching across the bottom; the inside has two compartments.
Object Number:
149g
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
8887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Tortoise shell, metal, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 in. ( 1.3 x 14 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular tortoise shell flip-top spectacles case with rounded corners; metal mounts at opening; wool liner inside; release button opens top.
Object Number:
INV.7727
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
8863
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Revolutionary purse
Classification:
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Red leather coin purse with green leather interior, accordioned on the two longer sides; both the front and back have a vertical strap which tucks into a loop for closure, and open to a compartment, but the two sides are oriented in opposing directions.
Credit Line:
Gift of Col. DeWitt C. Falls, 1925
Object Number:
188
Gallery Label:
A note found with this purse, naming DeWitt Clinton Falls as the donor, states that the purse was used during the Revolutionary War era.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
8676
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black w/ crook handle
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 15 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black painted wooden tip, black silk shade with scalloped edge, and collapsible black painted wooden shaft with incised decoration and shepherd's crook handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. W. Whitehead Gilfillan
Object Number:
1943.253[dup]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk, lace, wood, paint, ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 36 1/4 x 4 in. ( 92.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black lace over black silk shade, black painted wooden shaft, and shepherd's crook handle with incised floral decoration and black ribbon wrapped around it.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Lehman
Object Number:
1942.126
Marks:
stamped: on shaft: "FOLLMER . . . Co., MFGR."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this parasol originally belonged to the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8492
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black lace and bow
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silk, lace, tortoise shell, ribbon, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 28 3/4 x 4 in. ( 73 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black lace over black silk shade surmounted by large black bow, and tortoise shell shaft with tapered handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Norman Francis Lovett
Object Number:
1942.371
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this parasol belonged to Emma Lovett (1818-1892), daughter of Thomas Lovett and Louisa Doubleday and wife of Admiral Samuel Livingston Breese.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
8490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black and white w/carved leaf handle and tassel
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, lace, ivory
Dimensions:
closed: 13 1/2 x 4 in. ( 34.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with ivory double ball ferrule with ivory silk tassel, black lace over ivory silk shade, and collapsible ivory shaft with sliding ivory collar and carved handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alberta Welch
Object Number:
INV.8347
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached to shaft: "GIFT OF / ALBERTA / WELCH / 5-6-55"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
8489
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




