Box with image of Jenny Lind
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 9.8 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Red painted metal box with hinged lid; top of box has engraved image of Jenny Lind cut out and applied to box; her name is also applied to box beneath image. Image and lettering outlined with gold paint.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.306
Marks:
printed: below image: "JENNY LIND"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
9455
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Metal dinner spoon with an engraved geometric pattern on the obverse of the handle; round bowl; "TWA" stamped on the underside of the handle; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.76
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "TWA"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this spoon 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:
9174
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffee mug
Classification:
Date:
1970-1980
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 x 4 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 7.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
White coffee mug with Eastern logo and a globe over the painted inscription, "You've got the whole world in your hands. Eastern Air Freight." in blue; squared handle.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.82
Marks:
painted: center: "EASTERN/ You've got the whole world in your hands. Eastern Air Freight."
stamped: on the base: "USA"
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this coffee mug and other related materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
9158
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plastic luggage tag
Classification:
Date:
1950-1980
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Clear plastic luggage tag printed on one side with red "TWA" logos; white plastic ring attachment.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.79
Marks:
printed: on one side of the tag: "TWA" twelve times
molded: at the top of the tag: "FABRIQUE/AU/ CANADA/ MADE/ IN/ CANADA"
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this luggage tag and other related airline materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
9157
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cordial glass
Classification:
Date:
1960-1980
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Clear glass cordial glass with a rounded foot tapering and flaring to a cylindrical body; rolled rim; "Eastern" printed on the front center in white.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
2000.83
Marks:
printed: front center: "EASTERN"
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this cordial glass and other related materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
9153
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ash tray for New York's World Fair, 1939
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1939
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 14 x 14 cm )
Description:
Silver-plated New York World's fair souvenir ashtray; three exhibition buildings molded on obverse; leaf border.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Object Number:
1940.472
Marks:
stamped: onto obverse: "(copyright symbol)NYWF/ TRANSPORTATION BUILDING/ COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING/ NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, 1939"
stamped: onto reverse: "JAPAN"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
8890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl: Memorial of Sir Walter Scott
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 9.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Small wooden base with flange handles with alternating bands of dark and light wood; image of mounmented and inscriptions printed in black on exterior.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
INV.13626
Marks:
printed: in black below monument: "SIR WALTER SLOTT'S MONUMENT/EDINBOROUGH"
printed: in black inside oval cartouche: "MEMORIAL OF SIR WALTER SCOTT/ The dark portions of this Wood are Warranted/ to have grown on the Lands of Abbotsford/ And the light, clo
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
8886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plastic case w/medal: Waldorf- Astoria, N.Y.
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
metal, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Object Number:
INV.13629
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8879
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Envelope: Mexican Campaign, 1846, 1916;
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 x 8 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 x 20.3 cm )
Object Number:
INV.5432
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
8674
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ashtray w/removable basin
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1930
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 in. ( 4.1 x 12.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Cast brass ashtray in the form of a tri-corn hat with removable circular sheet brass dish for ashes; shield with two figures molded on front; inscriptions on side and reverse of base.
Object Number:
INV.7822
Marks:
molded: on side of ashtray: "1835"; "1930"
molded: on reverse of base: "A/ REPLICA/ OF THE HAT/ WORN BY THE/ PRESIDENTS OF THE/ SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/ SINCE THE TIME OF/ PETER GERARD STUYVESANT/ FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE/ SOCIETY AND DIRECT/ DECENDANT OF/
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
8447
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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