Clockwork toy
Classification:
Date:
1874-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, textile, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 26.7 x 16.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Clockwork toy with two black dancing figures mounted on varnished wooden box with decal representing bust of a woman pasted on front; figures have composition heads and carved wooden bodies jointed at shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles; both figures wear skirts made of satin and lace, and one has a lace cap; vertical metal rods between legs connect figures to clockwork mechanism inside box.
Object Number:
INV.4561
Gallery Label:
This toy, patented by William L. Hubbell of New York City on February 17, 1874, was produced by several manufacturers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26116
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical toy (Punch and Judy)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood, paper, plaster, textile metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Drum mounted on four wooden knob feet with an image printed in color of a boy and girl in a rustic landscape on the front; on top, in box-like compartment, are dolls with plaster heads representing Punch (in red with lace trim) and Judy (in blue with lace trim); Punch batters Judy with a wooden stick when hand-crank on side of drum is turned.
Object Number:
INV.4560
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
26114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (bird)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 8.9 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden bird, with yellow body, black wings, green tail and legs made of wire, mounted on circular wooden base painted red, green, and black.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.4454
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:
26113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical toy (acrobats)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, paper, paint, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 6 x 3 5/8 in. ( 15.9 x 15.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Mechanical toy with two boys performing acrobatic stunts and two girls bound to vertical poles atop rectangular wooden box with paper covering sides; when a wire crank in the side of the box is turned, two of the figures rotate.
Object Number:
INV.4558
Marks:
inscribed: in pencil on bottom: "P.AS/U.SX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
26112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy armchair
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 17.1 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Toy armchair with turned wooden members; seat and back upholstered in a blue and white copper plate printed cotton.
Object Number:
INV.4565
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26110
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy side chairs (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, textile, brass
Dimensions:
each: 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of toy side chairs with turned wood legs and rails; velvet upholstered seat and back attached to frame with brass tacks.
Object Number:
INV.7810ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26079
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rocking horse toy
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 13.7 x 18.7 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden horse mounted on panels with curved bottoms; horse painted with gray body, white mane and tail, black bridle, and red saddle blanket; rockers painted green.
Object Number:
INV.5204
Marks:
"8854" in graphite inside
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26078
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: 7 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 18.7 x 14.9 x 6 cm )
Description:
Figure of a soldier on horseback mounted on a rectangular green wooden base with four small wooden wheels; soldier is made of wood and plaster and has black hat with red plume and green uniform with yellow trim; horse is also made of wood and plaster and is painted brown.
Object Number:
INV.4567
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26077
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy (horse)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 8.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden horse with yellowish body and black mane and tail mounted on rectangular wooden base, painted green, with four wooden wheels.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5257
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "352 / 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:
26076
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy (ram)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, plaster, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 11.4 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Reclining ram made of wood and plaster, with textured body painted green and nose and ears painted red; mounted on green and black wooden base with four unpainted wooden wheels; body is hollow and contains pellets that produce a rattling sound.
Object Number:
INV.5286
Marks:
“$2.00” on bottom
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.















