Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1840
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 10.8 cm )
Description: 
Wheel-thrown redware still bank with lead glaze; beehive shape with button finial; pierced with horizontal slot (for coins).
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1244
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: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
31327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

English history game

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1860
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
each: 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description: 
Set of twenty-seven wooden panels, each with a colored lithograph representing an important figure from English history glued to obverse; each lithograph has two frames, each with a heading (a date or the name of a pictured ruler); time frame is early twelfth through mid-nineteenth century.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Catherine R.B. Mackie
Object Number: 
1947.241.2a-aa
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
31268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Jigsaw puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1950-1960
Medium: 
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
overall: 1 3/8 x 12 x 6 in.
Description: 
Wooden jigsaw puzzle with color printed paper view of 22 ocean liners housed in red box with same view printed on lid; paper label affixed to inside of lid gives names of ships depicted.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Cunard Steamship Company
Object Number: 
1957.12a-zzzzzz
Marks: 
printed: in gold on cover: "Jig-Saw Puzzle"; "CUNARD FLEET"; "SIZE 19 1/2 x 8"; "CHAD VALLEY"; "MADE IN ENGLAND"
Gallery Label: 
Form letter inside box wishes puzzle doers "a pleasant period of relaxation." Puzzles like this one may have been distributed by the Cunard Line as promotional advertisements for their ships.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
31185
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Jigsaw puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1840-1860
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 8 x 6 in. ( 3.8 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description: 
Jigsaw puzzle of map of Europe housed in wooden box with sliding lid; map printed in black on plain background with countries outlined in color.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Catherine R.B. Mackie
Object Number: 
1947.240a-z[dup]
Marks: 
printed: in black on lid: "Europe"; also many place names
Gallery Label: 
According to accession records, this puzzle may have been brought from England by the family of Robert Mackie, the donor's grandfather, in 1849.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
31152
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Surrey

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900
Medium: 
Iron, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 15 3/4 x 4 in. ( 17.8 x 40 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron surrey with driver, drawn by single horse; driver in brown and black, with top hat; black frame with brown, textured upholstery on both seats, and openwork armrests; four yellow wheels; brown horse with yellow mane and cream-colored hip blanket.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number: 
1998.17ab
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31079
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coach

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1920
Medium: 
Iron, aluminum, paint
Dimensions: 
overall: 6 1/2 x 17 x 5 in.
Description: 
Cast iron coach with driver, drawn by team of two horses; black closed four-wheeled carriage with 2 doors delineated by cast detail on sides and elevated seat in front for driver; driver painted silver; 2 lamps, to each side of driver's seat; red wheels and hitch; one black and one white horse.
Object Number: 
INV.4516a-c
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
31078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Landau

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1920
Medium: 
Iron, paint, string
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 14 1/2 x 3 in. ( 15.2 x 36.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron landau with driver, drawn by horse; black four-wheeled carriage with top, with red wheels and yellow hitch; driver seated on outside raised seat; black horse.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number: 
1998.15a-c
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
31077
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teddy bear

Classification: 
Date: 
1905-1912
Medium: 
Plush, mohair, felt, wood, metal (probably nickel)
Dimensions: 
Overall: 14 x 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 22.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description: 
Jointed teddy bear with long muzzle, small, unstuffed ears made from two semi-circles of plush material, close-set wooden boot button eyes, and triangular nose of horizontal stitches in black thread, outlined with two diagonal stitches; long curved arms taper toward paws, with four claws indicated by stitches in black thread; large narrow feet with beige pads and four claws indicated by stitches in black thread; pads made from beige felt; beige-colored mohair plush fur, with wood-wool stuffing throughout bear; blank nickel-plated button in left ear; voice box inside bear's torso.
Object Number: 
INV.9950
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1912
eMuseum Object ID: 
30888
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1880
Medium: 
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm )
Description: 
Tinned sheet iron still bank in the form of cottage with gingerbread trim, on raised base with top painted green; yellow building with blue peaked roofs and overhang and red chimneys, with stencilled decoration (black) of windows (square and arched) on both stories, and all sides; slot (for coins) above overhang, on gable.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1239
Marks: 
stencilled: on front of bank: "BANK"
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: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
30805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1840
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 in. ( 10.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Wheel-thrown redware still bank; beehive shape with button finial; pierced vertical slot (for coins); unglazed, with brown paint or stain applied to surface.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1247
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: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
30800
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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