Squeak toy (girl and nest with eggs)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, wood, leather, paint, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 7 x 7 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché girl kneeling before fibrous nest with two eggs, mounted on rectangular base/bellows; girl is painted with yellow dress and blue bonnet, eggs are white.
Object Number:
INV.11518
Marks:
written: in pencil on bottom of base: "pr[e]sented/to [Carrel]by/her brother/1862"; "MX-4182"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26665
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, wood, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 x 3.8 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché boy riding black dog mounted on rectangular base/bellows; boy is painted with blue jacket, white pants, and green cap, and dog is black with yellow collar.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8144
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "571/Am"
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy (swan and cygnets)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, papier-mâché, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 5.7 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché swan and two cygnets mounted on rectangular base/bellows; swan and cygnets are painted white and swan has blue feathers on hinged wings.
Object Number:
INV.4451
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy (cat and bird)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, wood, leather, fiber (flocking), paint, wire (traces of whiskers)
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 9.8 x 9.5 x 6 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché cat and bird mounted on rectangular base/bellows; cat is covered in gray and white fiber and has green and black painted eyes; bird is painted brown and black; cat's mouth is open.
Object Number:
INV.5306
Marks:
“$5.00” on label on bottom
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26662
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy (bird in cage)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, wire, papier-mâché, cloth, paint, moss
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 18.7 x 7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy in form of bird in cage; square base/bellows supports wire cage with molded, fiber covered papier-mâché bird inside; bird is yellow and pink.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7625
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: “491/Am”
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26661
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trees (set of 4)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Lead, tin, paint
Dimensions:
largest: 2 1/8 x 3 x 5/8 in. ( 5.4 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Set of four pressed sheet metal trees with rectangular bases painted in green and brown; one palm tree, one grove with four trees, and two individual trees.
Object Number:
INV.7899a-d
Gallery Label:
These trees are similar to those found in toy soldier set Z258a-ff.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
26659
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ship model (hull and oars)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (hull): 1 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (4.4 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm)
Description:
Carved wooden ship model consisting of yellow and green painted hull with keel and pair of carved oars.
Object Number:
INV.11534
Marks:
written: in pencil on keel: "JAM"
Gallery Label:
This ship model may have been given to the Society by Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26658
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy (soldier on horseback)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, plaster, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 14.3 x 10.2 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Figure of a soldier on horseback mounted on a rectangular green wooden base with (originally) four small wooden wheels; soldier is made of wood and plaster and has a black hat and green uniform trimmed in red; horse is also made of wood and plaster and is painted brown.
Object Number:
INV.7615
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy: Landau
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 18 1/2 x 5 in. ( 12.7 x 47 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Fanciful representation of landau (in tinned sheet iron) with driver, drawn by two horses; curved body painted brown with stencilled floral pattern in gold on sides, black roof; hollow interior with small hinged door on each side (no other openings); red driver's seat in front with brown dash; driver with cream-colored legs and blue waist; white horses.
Object Number:
INV.7953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
26624
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy (horse with foal)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 9 x 3 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 22.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron pull toy depicting horse trotting side by side with foal, mounted on platform with four cast iron wheels; white horse with red scalloped saddle blanket with triangular line decoration; white foal; green textured platform with pierced hole at front.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1556
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
26623
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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