Handkerchief set in box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1941 - 1945
Description:
Set of 4 embroidered handkerchiefs, one for each department of armed service: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2009.52.35a-d
Date Begin:
1941
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
65494
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Heart charms on chain
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1941 - 1945
Medium:
Plastic
Description:
Plastic red, white and blue heart charms on a chain.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2009.52.33b
Date Begin:
1941
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
65493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1941 - 1945
Medium:
Plastic
Description:
Plastic red heart pin with photo
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2009.52.33a
Date Begin:
1941
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
65492
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
American flag
Classification:
Dimensions:
height and width: 7 x 8.1 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/16 in.)
Description:
portion of either a lapel device or political memorabilia with red and white stripes, referencing an American flag
Credit Line:
unknown
Object Number:
Z.3614
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
64029
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jones' Prepared Paper for the Million
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1868
Medium:
Printed paper exterior with paper sheets
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 14.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Pocket-size package of toilet paper sheets in folding cardboard "wallet"; front printed "JONES' / PREPARED PAPER / FOR THE MILLION / Pocket Package Ten Cents." with image of clouds, lightning bolts, and winged lion; reverse printed "PATENT APPLIED FOR. / ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1868, BY JAMES JONES, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK" and "Manufactured by / JAMES C. MORTIMER, AG'T. / Office, 29 Beekman Street, / NEW YORK. / SOLD BY DRUGGISTS AND NEWS AGENTS. / Address P. O. Box 4603." Interior has individual square 5 ½" square sheets of toilet paper held by metal pin at one end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice Kugelman
Object Number:
2007.1
Inscriptions:
'JONES' / PREPARED PAPER / FOR THE MILLION / POCKET PACKAGE TEN CENTS. with image of clouds, lightning bolts, and winged lion; reverse printed PATENT APPLIED FOR. / ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1868, BY JAMES JONES, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Gallery Label:
This pocket-sized package of toilet paper dates to around 1868, just over a decade after the invention of commercial toilet paper. New York City can lay claim to the dubious distinction of producing the first factory-made toilet paper, invented by Joseph C. Gayetty in 1857 and marketed as "Gayetty's Medicated Paper." These loose, flat sheets of manila hemp paper were pre-moistened and medicated with aloe. Perforated paper was introduced in 1877, and in 1879 the Scott Paper Company sold the first toilet paper on a roll. Prior to the introduction of commercial toilet paper, newspaper and other printed papers were commonly used. Pages from the Farmer's Almanac were a popular choice, and later editions have holes punched in them so they could be hung from a hook in outhouses.
Date Begin:
1863
Date End:
1873
eMuseum Object ID:
61462
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Hat stretcher
Classification:
Medium:
Wood
Description:
Wooden hat stretcher, marked "TA" Belonged to Thomas Appleby Jr. (1750-1837) great-great-great grandfater of donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Thomas Mott Fraser and Mrs. Cola G. Parker, in memory of their mother, Martha Mott Fraser
Object Number:
1951.34
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
57614
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Transport of Memory
Classification:
Date:
1999
Medium:
Brass, paint, tintype photograph, glass, diamond
Dimensions:
Case: 1 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 10.5 cm )
Overall (prince-nez): 1 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (3.2 x 10.8 cm)
Description:
Pince-nez with gold frame fitted with mirrored glass lenses and tintype photographs; in case with painted lid depicting a city skyline, inscribed in lower left "Jean Patrick Guilbert 2000 New York"
Credit Line:
Gift of Jean-Patrick Guilbert
Object Number:
2003.96ab
Marks:
signature and date: Signed and dated on LLC of case
inscription: on reverse of case: "Dedicated to the Comtess Anna de Noailles"
Gallery Label:
French émigré and Upper West Side artist Jean-Patrick Guilbert, a frequenter of New York City flea markets, was inspired by the objects he found there, which he saw as "the reflection of bygone times." Symbols incorporated in this work include the aging mirror, reflecting 19th-century spiritual life; the divided woman, symbolic of the tension between women's progress and adherence to tradition; and the view of New Jersey from Manhattan, which comments on the expansion of modern civilization.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1999
eMuseum Object ID:
55635
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Transport of Memory
Classification:
Date:
1999
Medium:
Brass, tintype photograph, glass, diamond
Dimensions:
pince-nez: 1 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description:
Pince-nez with gold frame fitted with mirrored glass lenses and tintype photographs; in case with painted lid depicting a city skyline, inscribed in LL "Jean Patrick Guilbert 2000 New York"
Credit Line:
Gift of Jean-Patrick Guilbert
Object Number:
2003.96a
Gallery Label:
French émigré and Upper West Side artist Jean-Patrick Guilbert, a frequenter of New York City flea markets, was inspired by the objects he found there, which he saw as "the reflection of bygone times." Symbols incorporated in this work include the aging mirror, reflecting 19th-century spiritual life; the divided woman, symbolic of the tension between women's progress and adherence to tradition; and the view of New Jersey from Manhattan, which comments on the expansion of modern civilization.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1999
eMuseum Object ID:
55552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1911-1914
Medium:
Celuloid: patterned and painted with enamel, silk ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 6 1/2 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm )
open: 6 1/2 x 11 in. ( 16.5 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Painted map of eastern coast of North America, Caribbean islands, and South America with red line indicating travel route. Inscribed in UL of map "Ges. Gesch." Inscribed on end sticks: "Westindienfahrt" and "Victoria Luise" Crest of shield and anchor inscribed: "H.A./P./A.G."
Credit Line:
Gift of Sandra Markham
Object Number:
2003.77.3
Gallery Label:
The fan is a souvenir from the cruise ship "Victoria Luise," which embarked from New York and traveled to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panama, Jamaica, the Bahamas and returned to New York sometime between 1911 and 1914. The voyage carried tourists on cruises to the Mediterranean, the Carribean, as well as across the Atlantic. The fan was found in Constableville (Lewis County), New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1914
eMuseum Object ID:
55445
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Transport of Memory
Classification:
Date:
1999
Medium:
Metal: painted; cotton
Dimensions:
overall: 1 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.
Description:
Case with painted lid depicting a city skyline, inscribed in LL "Jean Patrick Guilbert 2000 New York"
Credit Line:
Gift of Jean-Patrick Guilbert
Object Number:
2003.96b
Marks:
inscribed: at bottom left of painted image: "Jean-Patrick Guilbert 2000 New York"
inscribed: on back of case: "Dedicated to teh Comtess Anna de Nouilles"
Gallery Label:
French émigré and Upper West Side artist Jean-Patrick Guilbert, a frequenter of New York City flea markets, was inspired by the objects he found there, which he saw as "the reflection of bygone times." Symbols incorporated in this work include the aging mirror, reflecting 19th-century spiritual life; the divided woman, symbolic of the tension between women's progress and adherence to tradition; and the view of New Jersey from Manhattan, which comments on the expansion of modern civilization.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1999
eMuseum Object ID:
55384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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