Buttons and charms (190)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Metal, glass, ivory, mother of pearl, enamel, jet, plastic
Dimensions:
overall (as strung): 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 31 in. ( 2.9 x 4.1 x 78.7 cm )
Description:
Collection of 190 buttons and charms strung together; buttons of various sizes, shapes and designs in a variety of material.
Object Number:
INV.6744
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
40146
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button and charm collection (149)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Metal, mother of pearl, horn, plastic, bone, seed, glass, celluloid, stone, shell
Dimensions:
overall (as strung): 1 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 27 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 6 x 69.5 cm )
Description:
Collection of 149 buttons and charms strung together; various materials, shapes and designs.
Object Number:
INV.6745
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
40145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button collection (67)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
overall (as strung): 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 25.7 cm )
Description:
Collection of 67 buttons strung together; glass, plastic and metal buttons of various designs, shapes and sizes.
Object Number:
INV.6747
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (11)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
overall (strung): 1 x 1 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 3.5 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Collection of metal buttons (11) strung together by the shanks; spoke-wheel design on the face of each.
Object Number:
INV.6684a-k
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (27)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Plastic, glass, metal
Dimensions:
overall (strung): 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 2 in. ( 2.2 x 2.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Collection of glass and plastic buttons with metal shanks strung together (some loose); various shapes and designs, various shades of blue.
Object Number:
INV.6677a-aa
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Quilt pattern (14 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Largest: 17 3/4 x 14 in. (45.1 x 35.6 cm)
Description:
Collection of 14 paper quilt pattern pieces for floral composition; includes cut-out patterns for components of composition and pencil drawing of overall scheme.
Object Number:
INV.11965a-n
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
39889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Patterns (9 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Paper, parchment, cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Lace-making patterns of various widths and design, in paper and parchment; (a) paper, with pattern outlined in sepia, (b) paper, with portion of pattern outlined in sepia, (c) paper, (d) paper, (e) paper, with portion of pattern outlined in sepia, (f) parchment, with cloth extension stitched to each end, (g) parchment, with cloth extension stitched to each end, (h) parchment, with cloth extension stitched to each end, (i) parchment strip - no pattern.
Object Number:
4932a-i
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons and charms (190)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Metal, glass, ivory, mother of pearl, enamel, jet, plastic
Dimensions:
overall (as strung): 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 31 in. ( 2.9 x 4.1 x 78.7 cm )
Description:
Collection of 190 buttons and charms strung together; buttons of various sizes, shapes and designs in a variety of material.
Object Number:
INV.6744a-iiiiiiii
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39837
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing box
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Wood, lacquer, gold leaf, ivory, textile, gilding, steel, paper
Dimensions:
overall (box): 5 1/2 x 12 x 9 in. ( 14 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden sewing box with flat chamfers and rounded edges, covered with several coats of lacquer and decorated with gold leaf; on flat, hinged lid, border of flowers and butterflies, with oval garland of flowers at center; rectangular panels with chamfers painted on four sides of box, with flowers painted on four chamfered sides; gilded and carved feet; inside, complicated series of compartments in tray covered in lacquer, with numerous divisions and several removable components, with some ivory accessories fitted into sides; two compartments with lids with gold leaf decoration and ivory pulls; tray contains ivory sewing implements including spatula, spike, thimble, four thread winders of various construction, one vise-like tool, three needle threaders, four flat pieces with cut-out circles and straight edges, fourteen bobbin-like pieces, two circles, one clip, one top-like piece, and three narrow sticks; also contains pink textile cushion in one tiny compartment, metal needle, three cut-out pieces of paper, hand-painted with flowers and leaves, and two gilt paper ornaments.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor, Jr.
Object Number:
1945.64a-yy
Gallery Label:
According to family tradition, this sewing box was presented to Martha Brookes (1812-1897) on the occasion of her marriage to Joseph Fernando Waller in 1837.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39822
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, bone, metal, textile
Dimensions:
overall (box): 6 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 18.1 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wooden spool box with two stepped tiers, drawer inside lower section with wooden pull, and pincushion surmounting top which can be lifted off, away from finials; upper section contains metal prongs to hold eight spools from which the thread is drawn through bone eyelets on each of three sides; also holds 11 thread winders of various shapes and sizes, and roll of lace wrapped around wooden spool; drawer holds piece of paper with two needles stuck through it, hook with ivory handle, ivory bobbin, two metal needles, and stub of marking pencil.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7572a-v
Marks:
Handwritten on Nadelman collection sticker applied to underside: "2151/Amer"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
Disosway, Staten Island, NY, September 1926; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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