Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Wood, brass, silver, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 1 5/8 in. ( 86.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Cane with tapered wooden shaft; bone handle with silver medallion at top; pair of holes pierced in shaft; brass ferrule.
Object Number:
X.97
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
8115
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, ivory, metal, gold plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 90.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
A wooden cane with straight shaft; elongated ivory knob handle decorated with a carved belt and buckle; gold plated collar with inscription; metal ferrule, double banded with engraved lines
Credit Line:
Bequest of Annie L. Gebhard
Object Number:
1924.44
Marks:
engraving: on collar: "F. J. HERRON./ TO E. H. Durell."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 3/4 x 2 in. ( 90.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Twisted grapevine cane with tapered shaft and brass ferrule; engraved with three bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of Misses Eliza and Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.72
Marks:
written: on label found with object: "grapevine cane presented to/ John Palmer Cox M.D. by/ his intimate friend Mr.Frank Livingston/ originally it had a silver top/ engraved with inscription as per above which has been/ unfortunately lost. Presented to t
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane originally had a silver cap engraved with the inscription, "Presented to John Palmer Cox, M.D., By his Intimate Friend Mr. Frank Livingston." The cap was lost before the cane was given to the New-York Historical Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1800
Medium:
Ebony, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 95.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Ebony cane with knob handle and tapered shaft with engraved silver collar (ferrule missing.).
Credit Line:
Gift of Howland Pell
Object Number:
1913.19
Marks:
engraved: on collar: "WILLIAM HAZARD/ 1800"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was used by William Hazard (1783-1812).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
8112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1867
Medium:
Fruitwood, silver, brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 88.6 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with tapered shaft, chased silver handle, and brass ferrule with iron tip.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Gerard Stuyvesant
Object Number:
1922.115
Gallery Label:
This cane was made from the Stuyvesant pear tree, which was planted by Director-General Peter Stuyvesant from a sapling brought from Holland. The tree bore fruit at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and 13th Street for more than two centuries. It was removed in 1867 after being severely damaged in a carriage accident. Pieces of the tree, large and small, were saved as relics.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
8111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan: Lilly of the Valley
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint, silk, lace, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 14 5/8 x 2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 37.1 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Fan with black painted wooden guards and sticks, black silk chiffon leaf with black lace trim and painted flowers, and metal handle.
Object Number:
INV.14570
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
8109
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan: Les Tuileries, 1810; landscape scene
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
closed: 8 1/2 x 1 x 1 in. ( 21.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Advertising fan with light yellow painted wooden guards and sticks with gold stamped decoration; color-printed paper leaf with view of the Tuileries Gardens with multiple figures on obverse, and inscription "CAFÉ MARTIN NEW-YORK" on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
INV.8640
Marks:
printed: on obverse of leaf: "LES TUILERIES / 1810"
printed: on reverse of leaf: "CAFÉ / MARTIN / NEW-YORK" and "FRANCOLIN, GILET & CIE. / Eventaillistes, PARIS"
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag attached to fan: "GIFT OF / I. V. COX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
8108
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan: flying bird design
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint, brass
Dimensions:
closed: 8 3/4 x 1 x 1 in. ( 22.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved and pierced ivory guards and sticks, beige satin leaf painted with seven red-crested brown birds in flight, and brass handle.
Object Number:
INV.8627
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag attached with string to handle: "DR. / SYDNEY / S. [sic] / CARNEY / 1923"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8107
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan: feather trim black
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1884
Medium:
Wood, silk, paint, feathers, metal
Dimensions:
open: 22 x 14 x 1 1/2 in. ( 55.9 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved, black painted wooden guards, black silk leaf edged with black feathers, and metal handle with black silk tassel.
Object Number:
INV.8630
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached with string to handle: "Paris, France / 1884"
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag attachd with string to handle: "COX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
8106
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan: feather edged
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, lacquer, feathers
Dimensions:
closed: 8 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 21.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Fan with reddish brown lacquered guards and sticks, with each stick supporting a brown, beige, and white feather.
Object Number:
INV.8634
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag attached to fan: "COX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
8105
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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