Razor in case
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Steel, ivory, papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Case: 6 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (16.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm)
Overall (razor open): 10 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (25.4 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Folding razor with steel blade and ivory handle in rectangular, dark brown papier-mâché case with slide-on lid.
Object Number:
INV.7748a-c
Marks:
relief: on front of case: "WADE & BUTCHER / SHEFFIELD ENGLAND" above "B" in a circle, an arrow, and a croix formée
engraved: on edge of blade: "Thursday"
stamped: on blade: "IBBOTSON / BROTHERS & Co / SHEFFIELD"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31584
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lorgnette and case
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Plastic, glass; leather, felt
Dimensions:
Overall (lorgnette - open): 6 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 1/2 in. (17.1 x 11.7 x 1.3 cm)
Case: 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 4.1
Description:
Folding lorgnette with black plastic handle and frames; oval lenses joined by "C" bridge; glasses fold into tapering handle with loop at end; lorgnette fits into leather case with open end and purple felt lining; optician's mark on top of case.
Object Number:
INV.1280ab
Marks:
embossed: on top of case: "F.F. HEYSE/JEWELER & OPTICIAN/JAMAICA, L.I."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31583
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Silver box (possibly a pill box) with an Asian village scene in relief on the lid, rinceau design goes around the sides of the box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.121
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31561
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles and case
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870; ca. 1920
Medium:
Steel, glass; leather
Dimensions:
Case: 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 17.1 x 4.1 cm )
Overall (spectacles closed): 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. (1.3 x 14 x 2.
Description:
Spectacles with green-tinted quadrangular lenses connected by crank bridge; lightweight steel frames with straight temples with small loops at ends. Hard leather case with open top and embossed optician's name (not original to spectacles.)
Object Number:
INV.7532ab
Marks:
embossed: on case: "A. Jay Cross (R.O.)/20 E. 23rd St. New York."
Gallery Label:
The spectacles case, from circa 1920, dates later than the spectacles.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spectacles
Classification:
Date:
1770-1780
Medium:
Steel, glass
Dimensions:
closed: 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. ( 2.2 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Steel spectacles with oval lenses and "C" shaped bridge; double-hinged (Ayscough type) temples with circular loops at ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
1941.1213
Gallery Label:
Major-General Israel Putnam, who played a controversial part in the battle of Long Island, is said to have worn these spectacles during the Revolutionary War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
31536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Ivory, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 x 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Ivory card case with calling cards; both sides of the case and lid have arabesque shaped medallions with carving of Asian village scenes in relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Katherine R. Rogers
Object Number:
1955.162a-f
Marks:
printed: across center of cards: "Mrs. John Rogers / New Canaan, / Connecticut."
Gallery Label:
Mrs. John Rogers, Sr. (Sarah Ellen Derby) (1805-1877) married John Rogers, a Boston merchant. She was the mother of John Rogers, Jr., the genre sculptor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31519
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
overall: 4 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
Ivory card case with removable slip-on lid, containing five of the owner's calling cards; the overall design is an Asian village scene carved in relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Chauncey Cryder
Object Number:
1945.35a-g
Marks:
printed: on cards: "Mrs. Henry Chauncey. / 20 Washington Square"
Gallery Label:
This card case belonged to Mrs. Henry Chauncey (Lucy Alsop, d. 1855), grandmother of the donor. She lived at 20 Washington Square North in 1842. Her husband was in the firm of Alsop & Chauncey, who were in the China trade.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
31512
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pince-nez
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 0.3 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Pince-nez with gold-plated metal frames and colorless glass oval lenses; "C" shaped bridge connects to nose guards; loop below one lens for attaching ribbon or chain.
Object Number:
INV.7719
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pince-nez and case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Steel, glass; wood
Dimensions:
Case: 1 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 13.7 x 6 cm )
Overall (prince-nez): 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (0.3 x 8.3 x 6.4
Description:
Pince-nez with steel frames and colorless glass oval lenses; nosepieces with serrated surface attached to steel bar connecting lenses; loop below one lens for attaching ribbon or chain. Wooden box (probably not original to pince-nez) with sliding lid marked by John Wanamaker.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. A. Oakey Hall, 1922
Object Number:
Z.1677a-c
Marks:
typed: on tag found with pince-nez: "Eye-Glasses worn by A. Oakey Hall,/Thomas Nast always caricatured Mr./Hall wearing these glasses./Presented by Mrs. A. Oakey Hall,/June 10, 1922."
stamped: on top of box: "JOHN WANAMAKER,/NEW YORK./OPTICAL SECTION."
Gallery Label:
A. Oakey Hall (1826-1898) was mayor of New York City from 1868 to 1872. Known as "elegant Oakey," he is best remembered for his alliance with corrupt Tammany Hall. The cartoonist Thomas Nast campaigned against A. Oakey Hall and other corrupt New York City politicians. Hall's pince-nez always featured prominently in Nast's satires.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Tortoise shell, mother of pearl, metal, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 9.2 x 7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell card case with mother of pearl inlay in a grape and vine design on both sides, the lid is hinged at the right side and has a metal clasp fastener on the left, the inside is lined with yellow wool felt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.23
Marks:
engraved: on top of lid, on rectangular metal plate: "Annie."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31471
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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