Purse
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Glass, silk, plastic
Dimensions:
overall: 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
White glass beadwork purse (envelope bag), straight across the top with snap closure in center of curved flap, straight accordioned sides which slightly flare outwards towards rounded bottom corners, curved bottom edge, silk lining with pocket containing moire billfold which, when opened has a rectangular mirror on one side and a pocket in the other, probably not original to the object, beadwork pattern on both sides and on flap in gold plastic beads in abstract floral design.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
INV.11341ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
29909
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Leather, ribbon, brass, gilding
Dimensions:
closed: 7 1/2 x 1 x 1 in. ( 19 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Brisé fan with round-tipped guards and sticks made of reddish brown leather, with edges outlined in gilding; sticks joined by red grosgrain ribbon; brass handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna E. Roelker
Object Number:
1940.81
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the donor's mother, Kate (or Ruth?) G. Lawton Roelker (Mrs. Alfred Roelker).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, silk, gilding, lace, paint, metal, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 9 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 22.9 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with gold painted guards, sticks, and exposed ribs with openwork design; black satin leaf with black lace edging and painted floral decoration; metal rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.194
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Umbrella: blue w/carved horsehead handle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Cotton, wood, paint, plastic, brass, other metal
Dimensions:
closed: 38 x 4 in. ( 96.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Umbrella with cast metal ball ornament on top, blue cotton crown, black painted wooden shaft with sliding brass collar, and plastic crook handle molded to resemble a horse's head.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. T. O'Connor Sloane
Object Number:
1933.136
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donor purchased this umbrella at an auction sale in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, years before donating it to the New-York Historical Society in 1933. The accession records indicate that it dates from the early nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
29893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Umbrella: brown w/carved whale bone handle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Textile, wood, whalebone, other bone, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 39 x 9 in. ( 99.1 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Umbrella with metal ferrule, brown linen(?) shade with whalebone ribs, wooden shaft, and carved bone handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore L. Bailey, 1958
Object Number:
INV.8413
Marks:
typewritten: on paper tag: "UMBRELLA, 1853 / Owned by Gordon Lester / Ford (1823-1891), noted / collector of Americana, / whose colln was given to / the NYPL in 1899 by his / sons. This umbrella was / known as the "courting / umbrella" in the family, / du
Gallery Label:
This umbrella, originally owned by Gordon L. Ford (1823-1891), grandfather of Mrs. Theodore L. Bailey, was known as the "courting umbrella" in Mr. Ford's family. When he was courting his wife, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler) Ford, he would leave the umbrella at her house when he called on her, as an excuse to call again. The two were married in 1853.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Mother of pearl, lace, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 26 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks, beige floral lace leaf, metal handle, and rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Modry
Object Number:
1947.425
Gallery Label:
The fan was retailed at B. Altman & Co., in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
29871
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Ivory, silk, metal, paint, sequins, mother of pearl, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 9 1/2 x 1 x 1 in. (24.1 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm)
Box: 1 1/8 x 9 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 25.1 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with pierced ivory guards and sticks with ribbed panels and metal piqué; peach-colored silk leaf with painted floral decoration and silver-colored sequins; metal handle with white silk tassel; rivet with mother of pearl buttons; rectangular white cardboard box with beige silk panel on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas S. Constantine
Object Number:
1944.67a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the donor's mother.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
29870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 33.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Parasol with black painted wooden ball ferrule, black silk shade with scallop-edged ruffles, and collapsible black painted wooden shaft with opera style handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of John J. Keenen
Object Number:
1940.252
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 7 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Pink square cardboard box with a picture on the hinged lid showing a girl playing with a dog; box contains one cotton reticule and 115 small seashells and one arrowhead.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr., 1932
Object Number:
INV.11539.1
Date Begin:
1870
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
29852
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol with detachable handle
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Silk, wood, horn, metal, ribbon, cord
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 41 x 2 in. ( 104.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, blue silk shade, metal ribs, wooden shaft, and detachable wooden handle with end made of horn and braided blue cord ornament attached with ribbon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock, 1957
Object Number:
INV.8414ab
Marks:
stamped: on small, circular brass label affixed to wooden handle: "CROSS / LONDON"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29847
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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