Box: architectural designs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 7 x 10.8 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wooden chest with sketchily painted views of landscapes with houses and trees on lid and all four sides, in blue, brown, yellow, green, orange, and black.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8510
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:
7647
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Purse
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 18 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 46.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Black crocheted purse (miser's bag) with metal beadwork, slit in the center; one side tapers to a point, has striped rows of beading and a beadwork tassel, the other side has one band of beading and two rows of triangles, with straight edge and beadwork fringe.
Object Number:
INV.1268
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7610
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder shaker w/powder: funnel shaped
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Turned wooden powder caster in the shape of a hand-held bell; hollow flaring base with long, narrow hollow cover pierced with five holes at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
INV.11730
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
7609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Powder puff: floral decoration
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Silk, feathers
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 24.8 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Powder puff on a wooden dowel which is wrapped with a white silk ribbon, the back of the puff is decorated with green and pink rutching around the outer edge, the center has silk ribbon roses and leaves with a bunch of yellow feathers.
Object Number:
INV.8618
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
7608
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pocket book: woven geometric design
Classification:
Date:
1740-1790
Medium:
Linen, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 7 in. ( 9.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Single fold Gentleman's purse (pocketbook) in multicolored worsted woolen flame stitch needlepoint in a Bargello carntion design (also called "Irish work") on a linen canvas ground; completely handstitched; ferreted (18th Century term for edging a textile with a fabric tape) with green woolen tape and lined with a glazed green linen interior consisting of two compartments with gusseted sides on each side of fold.
Credit Line:
Gift in the name of Mrs. John Putnam Batchelder
Object Number:
INV.12155
Gallery Label:
The pocketbook belonged to Major General Israel Putnam (1718-1790), of Brooklyn, CT. It was presented to the Society on April 19, 1869, in the name of Mrs. Batchelder, who was married to John Putnam Batchelder, M.D., New York City. These purses were homemade and usually used by gentlemen for carrying currency and documents.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
7607
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: white w/tassel and twisted handle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1901
Medium:
Silk, wood, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 36 1/2 x 6 in. ( 92.7 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Parasol with knotted wood tip; three-tiered shade, the top tier of ivory silk with pale green stripes and pink flowers, the second ivory netting over ivory silk, and the third ivory netting with opaque border; wooden shaft with loop handle of knotted wood; beige silk tassel attached to shaft.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elisabeth Rice
Object Number:
1939.536
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
7602
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: tan and white w/carved handle
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silk, ivory, brass
Dimensions:
closed: 21 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 54.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Parasol with brass ferrule, light brown silk shade with ivory silk lining, and brass and carved ivory shaft with L-shaped handle.
Object Number:
INV.8404
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
7600
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Wood, oak, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Oak box with iron strapwork, bosses, and feet; interior lined in red moire silk and velvet.
Object Number:
INV.8522
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
7597
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box w/hinged lid: image of Madonna and child
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1560-1570
Medium:
Bone, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 6 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Oval shaped box with hinged lid with a metal tab at the front with which to open the lid, made of carved bone with a wooden bottom; the lid has an image of mother and child, the mother is in robes, they are sitting between two vases with bouquets in them and other floral imagery, around the sides of the box is a series of images, a person is at the front center, then alternating around the box are floral designs and animal images.
Object Number:
INV.14214
Marks:
carved: on bottom of box: "156(7?)0"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1570
eMuseum Object ID:
7596
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 23.2 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Metal box (toleware) painted black with 3 compartments, outer two with swinging door and small, loop handles, middle has sliding door and carrying handle.
Object Number:
INV.8775
Marks:
written: on attached tag: "Cox"
Gallery Label:
This object may have been a box for paints such as watercolors.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
7595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.











