Collection of (31) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 26 x 16.2 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Thirty-one oval and oblong plaster medallions with relief images representing works of art in the Museo Sommariva; reproductions housed in a box made to look like a book, with covers that lift to reveal compartments in front and back.
Object Number:
INV.8865a-ff
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of book box: "PAOLETTI / IMPRONTE / MUSEO SOMMARIVA"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Museo Sommariva" with numbered list (1-15) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixe
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of (22) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 26.4 x 16.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Twenty-two oval and oblong plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art; reproductions housed in a box made to look like a book, with covers that lift to reveal storage compartments in front and back.
Object Number:
INV.8864a-w
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of book box: "PAOLETTI / IMPRONTE / OPERE / DIVERSE"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Opere diverse" with a numbered list (1-9) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of buttons in case: Jenny Lind
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Metal, glass, mother of pearl, glass, wood, paper
Dimensions:
frame: 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 24.4 x 16.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Matted and framed collection of various types of 10 Jenny Lind souvenir buttons and a brass button of what as possibly P. T. Barnum's home; all of the buttons are in relief, the Jenny Lind buttons are busts; eight of the smaller Jenny Lind buttons are made of various colors of glass and have brass backings, a larger one is a brass bust with mother of pearl backing, the largest is all brass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Achilles H. Kohn
Object Number:
1952.32
Marks:
handwritten: top center, above and below top button: "JENNY LIND / MADE BY ALLEN & MOORE, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND"
Gallery Label:
This was the collection of the donor's wife, Hanna S. Kohn.
Johanna Maria (Jenny) Lind (1820-1887) was born in Stockholm and as a child began studying there at the Conservatory of Music. She studied in paris with Manuel Garcia around 1840. Known as the "Swedish Nightingale," she toured Europe in the 1840s and won a popular reputation. She came to the U.S. under the management of P. T. Barnum from 1850-1852, endearing herself to the American public.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box of silk cocoons from Centennial Exhibition
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1875-1876
Medium:
Paper, organic material
Dimensions:
overall (in box): 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Purple cardboard box with removable lid containing four silk worm cocoons and a description of commercial silk culture in America.
Object Number:
INV.10097a-g
Marks:
printed: top of box: "JOSEPH NEWUMANN. / SILK WORM . MALE MOTHS FEMALE / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL."
handwritten: on bottom of box, on label: "25."
printed: on paper insert: ""JOS. NEWMANN, / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. / AT THE CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
Gallery Label:
These souvenir cocoons were from the American Silk Department segment of the Centennial International Exhibition of Philadelphia. The paper insert describes the commercial production of spun silk.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
30898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dinner fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 16.8 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Metal dinner fork with an engraved geometric pattern on the obverse of the handle; round bowl with four tines; "TWA" stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.73
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "TWA"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "KOREA"
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this fork and other related airline materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
30636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Carved boot
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 in. ( 6.7 x 14.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden baby shoe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bradley Skinner
Object Number:
1947.124
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
30582
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mourning picture
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 in. ( 0.6 x 16.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Painted picture on wood of two gravestones (David Richardson, Mary C. Richardson, died 1854) with inscriptions; image of tree at top of each gravestone; picture in square wooden frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Griffith
Object Number:
Z.1334
Marks:
painted: on right tombstone: "OUR MOTHER/IN/MEMORY OF/MARY C RICHARDSON/WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/JULY 27TH 1854/IN THE 64TH YEAR OF HER AGE..."
handwritten: on back of frame: "Grandfather/David Richardson/Born in Falsington, Bucks County/1784/Grandmother/M
Gallery Label:
This picture mourning the deaths of David Richardson (1784-1854) and Mary Coleman Richardson (1790-1854) was painted by their son or daughter J. Jeffrey, and donated to the Historical Society by their grandson Frederick Griffith.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
30041
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horseshoe: souvenir w/card
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Metal, silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 x 5 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Three metal horseshoes connected with red, white, and blue ribbon, souvenirs from the New York Sanitary Fair, 1864; attached to calling card of Dr. and Mrs. Agnew of Fifth Avenue.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth T. Agnew, 1948
Object Number:
INV.5442
Marks:
pencil inscription: on back of calling card: "Bought for Nelly at the N.Y./Sanitary Fair - April 1864./Manufactured for the benefit of/the Fair at the "Old Curiosity Shop"/by a Patent Office model of a machine/for making horseshoes."
printed: on calling
Gallery Label:
According to an inscription on the back of the calling card, these horseshoes were purchased for "Nelly" at the New York Sanitary Fair in April 1864. They were manufactured for the benefit of the Fair at the "Old Curiosity Shop" by a Patent Office model of a machine for making horseshoes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
29842
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
INV.1692[dup]
Classification:
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
3 x 3 x 2 in.
Object Number:
INV.1692[dup]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
29806
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Monitor Civil War case w/carved work
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 x 3/4 in. ( 6.7 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Carved, hinged daguerreotype case with interior clasp closing device; the same oval image appears on both sides, depicting a Civil War battleship at sea; the image is set against six vertical rectangular arabesque panels, and all four sides are surrounded with a floral design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise I. Corell
Object Number:
1944.167
Marks:
handwritten: inside case: "Monitor / Civil War / Case"
Gallery Label:
This case depicts the Monitor, a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations. This type of ship had a very low freeboard and a revolving gun turret.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
29152
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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