Fan
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Mother of pearl, silk, brass, ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 11 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 29.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks, plain beige silk leaf, brass handle with beige ribbon, and rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna E. Roelker
Object Number:
1940.80
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
22349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature table
Classification:
Date:
1915-1935
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 7 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Miniature wooden square-top table with three-footed pedestal base; painted pink.
Object Number:
INV.9364
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
22029
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Needlecase or fan case, green
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 7 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 3.5 x 18.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Green accessory box lined with white satin.
Object Number:
INV.9841
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
21808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glove Commemorating 1824 Visit of General Lafayette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 4 3/4 in. ( 53.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
White elbow length kid glove with portrait of General Lafayette.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1929.46
Marks:
printed: to of hand above image: "WELCOME LA FAYETTE THE NATIONS GUEST"
Gallery Label:
Worn by Miss Buddy, an ancestor of Mr. C.W. Crandall, at the ball in Lafayette's honor held at Castle Garden, September 14, 1824. The engraving is by Asher B. Durand.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
21741
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint, lace, metal
Dimensions:
open: 26 1/2 x 14 x 1 1/2 in. ( 67.3 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved and black painted wooden guards, black painted wooden sticks, black lace leaves, and metal handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.225
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
21586
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Mother of pearl, silk, lace, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 12 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 4.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Fan with pierced burgundy mother of pearl guards and sticks, leaf with three scenes with cherubs painted on black silk chiffon and framed by black lace, and metal handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1937.120
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the donor's mother.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
21585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sword Cane
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Wood, steel, brass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 3/4 x 2 x 3 in. ( 126.4 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Wooden sword cane with knob handle, tapered shaft with branch nodes, steel blade and brass ferrule; engraved silver medallion on top of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1916.16ab
Marks:
engraved: on plate: "Je Main Tiendra"
Gallery Label:
Accession records state that this cane belonged to Judge Francis Adrian Van der Kemp (1752-1829) who emigrated to New York in 1788 from the Netherlands. The words engraved on the silver medallion are the motto of the House of Orange.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
21038
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wig curler: dark wood
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 28.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Glove stretcher composed of wood joined to form Y-shape with tapering stem; spring and hinge at fork; wood covered in dark stain.
Object Number:
INV.11732
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
20871
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cane
Classification:
Date:
1760-1820
Medium:
Wood, possibly malacca; brass; iron; silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 93 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with tapered shaft, engraved silver handle, leather handle cover, and brass ferrule with iron tip.
Object Number:
INV.8762
Marks:
engraving: on top of handle: "W*B [P]"
engraving: on top of handle: "1763"
engraving: on shaft: "W.B.P. 1787."
engraving: on shaft: "W.H.P. 1883."
Gallery Label:
Written on tag attached to cane: "William Babcock Paine's sword cane 1763"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
20870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Walking-stick
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Wood, metal, gold plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 7/8 x 1 in. ( 88.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden cane with straight, tapered shaft, gold-plated engraved collar, and metal ferrule.
Object Number:
INV.8254
Marks:
engraved: on collar: "I.P.T.(?) to Col. W.W.C."
paper label: in ink on label: "3-68/Cane made from wood of the/"Monitor"/left with Mr. Gregory by unident. woman who said she/would write about it/C.S./wood cane with gold/band/"IPT to Col. W.W.C.""
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this cane was made from wood of the battleship "Monitor."
The USS "Monitor" was an iron-hulled steamship built by during the American Civil War. It was the first ironclad ship commissioned by the Union Navy. It was designed by John Ericsson, a statue of whom is located in Central Park holding a model of the warship. The "Monitor" was constructed at ironworks in both Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
20869
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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