Snuff box with lid
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with print depicting river view on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Object Number:
1931.29ab
Marks:
printed: on lid beneath image: "NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
12567
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Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Papier-mâché, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.6 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Rectangular papier-mâché snuffbox with hinged lid bearing print highlighted with pigment depicting military leader on horseback with troops following behind.
Object Number:
1931.33
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
12566
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular sheet brass snuff box with hinged lid; opposing relief profiles of amn and woman with smiling faces when viewed upright and frowning faces when box is rotated; tinned interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Object Number:
1931.37
Marks:
inscribed: in relief near upper and lower edges of lid: " THE WEDDING DAY"; " THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE [inverted]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
12565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuff bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 10.5 x 7 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Dark olive green nonlead glass snuff bottle blown in a three-part mold with nonexistent neck, rectangular body with flat chamfers, diagonal mold seam, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.338
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:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
12561
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: woman's head
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 x 7/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7.6 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
White earthenware pipe with bowl molded in shape of a bust of a woman wearing crown, and decorated with blue, pink, yellow, green, and black enamel.
Object Number:
INV.8498
Marks:
impressed: on stem: "L. Fiolet/St. Omar/France"
typed: paper label affixed to inside of bowl: "1941/Fr"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12557
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Pipe: St. Nicholas Society of NY, head fig. w/tricorner hat
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 23 3/8 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 59.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware pipe with yellow glaze made for the Saint Nicholas Society in New York; bowl is molded into shape of a man's head in tricorn hat and eighteenth- century costume; tapering shaft terminates in white mouthpiece.
Object Number:
INV.7890
Marks:
stamped: on shaft: "L. Fiolet/St. Omar/FRANCE"
molded: on side of shaft: "SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 24 x 2 in. ( 5.1 x 61 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Earthenware pipe with yellow glaze made for the Saint Nicholas Society in New York; bowl is molded into shape of a man's head in tricorn hat and eighteenth- century costume; tapering shaft terminates in white mouthpiece.
Object Number:
INV.7883
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12499
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 23 3/8 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 59.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware pipe with yellow glaze made for the Saint Nicholas Society in New York; bowl is molded into shape of a man's head in tricorn hat and eighteenth- century costume; tapering shaft terminates in white mouthpiece.
Object Number:
INV.7881
Marks:
molded: on side of shaft: "SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/ NEW YORK"
stamped: on shaft: "L. Fiolet/St. Omar/FRANCE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12500
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: St. Nicholas Society of NY, head fig. w/tricorner hat
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 23 3/8 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 59.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware pipe with yellow glaze made for the Saint Nicholas Society in New York; bowl is molded into shape of a man's head in tricorn hat and eighteenth- century costume; tapering shaft terminates in white mouthpiece.
Object Number:
INV.7885
Marks:
molded: on side of shaft: "SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/NEW YORK"
stamped: on shaft: "L. Fiolet/St. Omar/FRANCE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12498
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: St. Nicholas Society of NY, head fig. w/tricorner hat
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 23 3/8 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 59.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Earthenware pipe with yellow glaze made for the Saint Nicholas Society in New York; bowl is molded into shape of a man's head in tricorn hat and eighteenth
century costume; tapering shaft terminates in white mouthpiece.
Object Number:
INV.7886
Marks:
molded: on side of shaft: "SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/NEW YORK"
stamped: on shaft: "Goedewaagen/Gouda/MADE/IN/HOLLAND"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12497
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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