Pouch
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 14 cm )
Description:
Linen drawstring pouch with initials inscribed in ink: "C A B"; originally held doubloon given to Catherine Anna Remsen by her great-grandmother.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward Rutledge
Object Number:
INV.13923
Gallery Label:
A note with the pouch states that it originally contained a doubloon, given by Anna Rutgers Bancker (1736-1822) to her great-granddaughter Catherine Anna Remsen (Mrs. Frederick Schuchardt) when she was a little girl, telling her never to part from it unless her children needed bread. It descended to the great-great-great granddaughter of Anna Rutgers Bancker, Julia Lawrence Wells (d. 1954) and was donated by her first cousin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
5899
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Bamboo, silk, paint
Dimensions:
closed: 8 1/2 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Fan with bamboo guards and sticks with stamped decoration, the sticks with openwork design, and pale yellow silk gauze leaf painted with flowers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.195
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
5871
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pouch
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Leather, hemp, metal, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 6.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Vertical rectangular drawstring leather pouch with rounded bottom, faint depiction of a dragon on both sides.
Object Number:
INV.308
Gallery Label:
This pouch was used for holding gold for a female forty-niner.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1865-1885
Medium:
Wood, paint, silk, lace, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 8 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Fan with white painted wooden guards and sticks with silver stamped decoration; ivory-colored silk chiffon leaf with ivory lace trim and appliqué and silver sequins; metal handle.
Object Number:
INV.8626
Marks:
handwritten: on paper tag attached with string to handle: "FAN / FOUND IN CARPET-BAG / POST CIVIL WAR TIME" (in ink) and "Nash Collection / N-386" (in pencil)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
5753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint
Dimensions:
closed: 14 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 35.6 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved and pierced ivory guards and sticks, and ivory-colored silk chiffon leaf painted with flowers and butterflies.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James S. Cushman
Object Number:
1946.282
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mirror
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pocket mirror with oval glass set in lightly stained wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1933.203
Marks:
typewritten: on paper label affixed to back of mirror: "A-4"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
overall, closed: 1 x 5 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Spectacles with lightweight steel frames, oval gray-tinted lenses with crank bridge, and straight temples with slightly rounded ends.
Object Number:
INV.1192
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
5693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lorgnette
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Gold, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 1 x 3.2 x 12.1 cm )
open: 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 1 x 14 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Gold spring lorgnette with handle; glasses have two oval bi-focal lenses hinged at the nosepiece; lenses fold into gold handle engraved with floral decoration; thumb release opens lorgnette.
Object Number:
INV.784
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5632
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hair pin
Classification:
Date:
1860-1910
Medium:
Gold, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 0.6 x 2.2 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Hair pin with horseshoe-shaped chased gold head, with (originally) 2 amber colored plastic prongs (one missing).
Object Number:
Z.2364
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
4978
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Small chest
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815-1820
Medium:
Pine, steel, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 29.2 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular chest with hinged lid applied molding to three sides of lid and base with four turned feet, lock and key, and faded painted decoration on front panel and two sides of an arch and sunbursts, respectively; feet are painted orange and joined with nails.
Object Number:
Z.19
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
4960
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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