Doll's bed and bedding

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Pine, cotton, linen
Dimensions: 
Overall (INV.5214a frame): 11 1/2 x 16 x 10 1/4 in. (29.2 x 40.6 x 26 cm)
Description: 
Stained pine doll's bed with scrolled headboard pierced with a circle and arched footboard; double side rails with gold painted balusters; printed cotton patchwork coverlet and linen pillow.
Object Number: 
INV.5214a-c
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
28357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Hose carriage

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900
Medium: 
Iron, paint, rubber
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 22 x 7 in. ( 15.2 x 55.9 x 17.8 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron hose carriage with driver and additional figure, drawn by team of three horses; figures in red and black with black fire hats; hose reel embellished with cast floral pattern painted gold; red hose; cream-colored carriage with cast diamond pattern along frame and gold trim; gold lamps mounted behind driver's seat; red wheels and hitch; one white and two black horses.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number: 
1998.30a-d
Gallery Label: 
Four-wheel hose carriages were known as the "spider" type (See Publications).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
28227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ice wagon

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1920
Medium: 
Iron, paint, string
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 16 x 5 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 40.6 x 14 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron ice wagon with top, drawn by team of horses; driver painted brown; yellow wagon with red lettering and trim, wheels and hitch; black horses.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number: 
1998.7a-c
Marks: 
cast: on each side of wagon: "ICE"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
28225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Soldiers (76)

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1910
Medium: 
Tin, paint
Dimensions: 
Each (soldier with rifle): 1 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm)
Description: 
Collection of 76 flat soldiers including foot soldiers and cavalry, painted with polychrome decoration.
Object Number: 
INV.8848a-xxx
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
28224
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Puzzle

Classification: 
Date: 
1830-1850
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 20 x 15.6 cm )
Description: 
Jigsaw puzzle of map of the United States housed in wooden box with sliding lid; lid has printed title and images of eagle, cannon, and mounted and foot soldiers, and is painted in red, blue, and yellow; with 52 puzzle pieces.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
1944.218a-bbb
Marks: 
printed: on box lid: "MAP OF/THE/UNITED STATES"
Gallery Label: 
Separate map of U.S. in curatorial file.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
28223
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dolls (pair)

Classification: 
Date: 
1920-1940
Medium: 
Textile, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 12.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Pair of cloth dolls; female and male figures joined at arms; female figure: white floral printed scarf and dress with red apron; male figure: black hat and pants with green and red printed jacket; woven straw shoes.
Object Number: 
INV.10961ab
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
28155
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

ABC & Picture Blocks: The House That Jack Built

Classification: 
Date: 
1897
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
box: 1 1/8 x 14 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 37.1 x 20 cm )
Description: 
"ABC & Picture Blocks: The House That Jack Built" with twelve paper covered rectanugular wooden alphabet blocks in a paper covered cardboard box; each block depicts a character or object from the story of "The House that Jack Built" on the obverse, a nursery rhyme on the reverse, letters from the alphabet one one side and animals on the other; box cover lithographed with an image of a house with the people and an ox in the foreground; box cover inscribed, "A.B.C. &/ PICTURE BLOCKS/ &/ THE HOUSE/ THAT/ JACK BUILT./ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S, NEW YORK. COPYRIGHTED 1891.".
Credit Line: 
The Liman Collection
Object Number: 
2000.405
Marks: 
lithographed: on the box cover: "A.B.C. &/ PICTURE BLOCKS/ &/ THE HOUSE/ THAT/ JACK BUILT./ McLOUGHLIN BRO'S, NEW YORK. COPYRIGHTED 1891."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1897
eMuseum Object ID: 
28143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lion and Two Monkeys

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1883
Medium: 
Iron, paint, glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 23.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of a lion, painted yellow, with mouth open and paws around tree trunk facing two monkeys, painted brown (one larger, one smaller, attached by smaller monkey's hinged arms), seated in fork at top of tree trunk, all mounted on textured base painted green with red and yellow highlights; when the lever at the base of the tree is pressed, the larger monkey drops the coin, and the lion opens his mouth to receive it.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Henry M. Lucas
Object Number: 
1940.464
Marks: 
cast: beneath base: "PATJULY 17 1883"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1883
eMuseum Object ID: 
28012
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paddy and the Pig

Classification: 
Date: 
1882-1890
Medium: 
Iron, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 18.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of figure seated with feet pressed together, knees splayed out, holding pig (with nose facing up) between legs; caricature of Irishman with large head out of proportion to body, wearing hat with shamrock, knee breeches, stockings, and buckled shoes; when coin is placed on pig's nose, pressing the lever in back makes the pig kick the penny off of his nose; figure's eyes then roll back, his lower jaw moves, he sticks out his tongue, and the penny falls into Paddy's open mouth.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.679
Marks: 
cast: beneath base: "ENG PAT JULY 28/1882./US PAT AUG 8/1882." cast: also beneath base: "1875 PAT FEB 2."
Gallery Label: 
This bank was based on Patent No. 262,361, taken out by James H. Bowen on August 8, 1882 (See Publications).
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
28011
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1898-1903
Medium: 
Iron, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 11.4 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron still bank in the form of the battleship Maine, with three abstracted stacks and gun turrets of varying heights (painted red and yellow), with slot (for coins) in shortest turret; three places for guns below decks on each side of bank; cast inscription just below top deck on sides, with additional lettering at very bottom.
Credit Line: 
The Bella C. Landauer Collection
Object Number: 
1961.59
Marks: 
cast: into sides: "MAINE" cast: on side: "DESIGN"; "PAT.PNG"
Gallery Label: 
F. J. Zecher took out a design patent for this bank on November 15, 1898. The patent was assigned to the Grey Iron Casting Company, which made two sizes (4 1/2" and 6 5/8" long) of this between the years 1898 and 1903. (See Publications)
Bibliography: 
Weinstein, Amy A. "Children's toys." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 188-193.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1903
eMuseum Object ID: 
28009
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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