Parasol: black & peach w/tassel & carved handle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1855
Medium:
Silk, lace, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 14 1/2 x 5 in. ( 36.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Parasol with double-ball ivory ferrule, black lace over peach silk shade, collapsible ivory shaft with sliding metal collar, and tapered ivory handle with relief carving.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel M. Smith
Object Number:
1940.108
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this "carriage parasol" belonged to Mrs. Minerva Eagle, wife of Commodore Henry Eagle, U.S.N. It was received with its original box and the card of the maker.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
8488
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Parasol: black
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 18 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 47.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black silk shade with scalloped edge, and black painted wooden shaft with bulbous handle.
Object Number:
INV.8342
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on tag attached to shaft: "COX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8487
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Parasol: black
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 14 1/2 x 4 in. ( 36.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black painted wooden ball ferrule, black silk shade with scalloped edge, and collapsible black painted wooden shaft with plain, rounded handle.
Object Number:
INV.8343
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8486
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Parasol: black
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 14 x 4 in. ( 35.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black painted wooden ball ferrule, black silk shade with white silk lining, and collapsible black painted wooden shaft with opera style handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. A. A. Allen
Object Number:
1950.274
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8485
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: blue and white w/tassel
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, ceramic, metal, cord
Dimensions:
closed: 37 5/8 x 3 in. ( 95.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, pale pink silk shade with blue and green printed pattern, wooden shaft with two tassels attached, and blue and white ceramic handle with applied metal (silver?) decoration.
Object Number:
INV.8402
Marks:
stamped: beneath shade, on metal collar adjoining spokes: "B & Co." or "B X Co." beneath galloping horse with jockey on his back
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8482
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Pair of gloves: welcome Lafayette the Nations Guest
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1823-1824
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
overall a: 16 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 41 x 11.7 cm )
overall b: 16 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 41.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
White kid gloves with black printed medallions containing commemorative images of General LaFayette on the top of each hand.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John R. Bennet
Object Number:
1949.118ab
Marks:
printed: top of hand, around image: "WELCOME / LA FAYETTE"
printed: inside top a: "J.B / 40"
Gallery Label:
The engraving for the image on these gloves is by Asher B. Durand (1796-1886).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
8480
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Busk
Classification:
Date:
1845-1910
Medium:
Bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 32.1 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Thin rectangular slice of whale bone engraved and blackened on one side with five scenes with inscriptions beneath each; in descending order: a male figure facing a female figure, a port, a lighthouse, a ship, and a boy.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rutherford Oakes Ainslie
Object Number:
1943.49
Marks:
engraved and blackened: beneath each scene in descending order in script: "A Sailor's lone/ A foran port/ A lite lost in a storm/ A frigate and a sloop of war, A .....ve Aair [?]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
8479
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Pair of gloves
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Kidskin, silk
Dimensions:
each overall: 17 x 5 in. ( 43.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
White kidskin gloves with elbow-length white silk arm covering from the wrist; floral white work on the top of the hand and two rows encircling the arm at an angle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edgar Saltus
Object Number:
1917.7ab
Gallery Label:
These gloves belonged to Elizabeth Shipton, wife of Major Aquila Giles. They came from the collection of William Ogden Giles.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8423
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Pair of child's gloves
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Leather, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
overall a: 12 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 31.1 x 7.9 cm )
overall b: 12 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 31.1 x 7 cm )
Description:
Yellow children's kid elbow length gloves, adjustable at the wrist with an oval opening with mother of pearl button closure, raw upper edge.
Object Number:
1937.282ab
Marks:
printed: inside upper wrist of a: "BEST & CO / NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
8420
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Oval container
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Metal, horn, wood, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Oval box with hinged lid, made of wood and animal horn with metal trim; nailed to top are metal star cut-outs of heart, cross, and six-pointed tar; heart and star have rust-colored enamel.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8518
Marks:
typed: collector's label affixed to bottom : "1906/Amer"
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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