Buttons (17)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
overall (as strung): 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 2.9 x 3.2 x 6 cm )
Description:
Collection of 17 glass and plastic buttons with metal shanks strung together, in various shapes and designs, all clear or semi-opaque.
Object Number:
INV.6683a-q
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39802
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1850-1940
Medium:
Possibly steel or marcasite, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular metal button encircled with 12 faceted cut-steel or marcasite rosettes, with one faceted cut-steel or marcasite half-sphere at the center, with shank on reverse at the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1940.855
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
39800
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (8)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
overall (as strung): 3/4 x 1 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Collection of 8 buttons with metal shanks strung together, made of glass and plastic, in various shapes and designs, all in shades of purple.
Object Number:
INV.6681a-h
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39798
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (30)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Plastic, celluloid, glass, possibly jet
Dimensions:
Overall (as strung): 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (3.2 x 3.2 x 11.4 cm)
Description:
Collection of 30 black buttons with metal shanks strung together, all made of various materials and in a variety of shapes and designs.
Object Number:
INV.6748a-dd
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39761
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (24)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
overall (strung): 1 x 1 x 2 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 x 6 cm )
Description:
Collection of 24 buttons strung together, made of glass and plastic with metal shanks, all in varying shapes and designs, all in shades of green.
Object Number:
INV.6679a-x
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39760
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (14)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
largest: 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Collection of 14 glass and plastic buttons (loose) with metal shanks, of varying shapes and designs, all in hues of purples and maroons.
Object Number:
INV.6680a-n
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (19)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Ceramic, glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Collection of 19 white buttons (loose) with metal shanks, made of various materials and in a variety of designs.
Object Number:
INV.6682a-s
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39758
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons (17)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Amber, glass, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
largest: 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Collection of 17 buttons (loose) with metal shanks, all of varying designs and shades of yellow and amber.
Object Number:
INV.6678a-q
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing bird
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Iron sewing bird with thumb-screw table clamp; stream-lined bird shaped clip; no pin cushions.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1611
Marks:
impressed: on exterior of clamp frame: "MC"
Gallery Label:
Clamps, often crowned with a pin cushion, were screwed to the side of a table and gave sewers a free hand with which to cut or pin. During the 1850s, clamps in the form of birds, referred to as "hemming birds," were particularly popular. This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
39403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spool case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Turned baluster-shaped ivory bobbin case; domed lid with urn finial; berry branch garland around lower rim of lid, with red chalcedony inlay berries, painted branch; green leaf garland painted around bottom of case.
Object Number:
Z.162ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39196
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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