Miniature console table
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 in. ( 6.7 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Miniature wood console table with painted details.
Object Number:
INV.7938b
Marks:
impressed: on bottom: "TYNIETOY" below tree, house, and chair
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
23981
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature teapot
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Miniature earthenware teapot with blue and white decoration.
Object Number:
INV.10036ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
23980
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rocking horse
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 10 x 2 in. ( 12.7 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron rocking horse with white horse mounted on deep rocker; trotting horse with tail streaming behind, two feet attached to rocker; painted harness (black) and red band across middle; red rocker with underside painted orange, ends (painted black) embossed with decorative crest and attached to rocker.
Object Number:
INV.4480
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23970
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's blankets (3)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1930
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Largest: 16 1/2 x 12 in. (41.9 x 30.5 cm)
Description:
Three doll's blankets: one thin cotton coverlet with pompoms sewn on at regular intervals, one white knitted blanket, and one padded coverlet (possibly a pallet) with blue stripes and quilting stitches.
Object Number:
INV.11196
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
23952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Delivery cart
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 11 x 3 3/8 in. ( 13 x 27.9 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron delivery cart drawn by team of two horses; orange body with rococo detail stencilled on front of dash, design of interlocked C-shapes stencilled on sides, floral motifs stencilled on tops and sides of hinged compartments; two hinged compartments, lower one opens to reveal hollow body, upper one opens to reveal separate, smaller compartment; black bonnet attached with hinges to front seat, with inside painted yellow; white horses with orange band across middle.
Object Number:
INV.4477
Marks:
stencilled: on each side of cart: "YANKEE/NOTIONS"
Bibliography:
Shirley Spaulding DeVoe, The Tinsmiths of Connecticut (Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968), 148.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
23950
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse pulling red "Pure Milk" Cart with driver
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 in. ( 13.3 x 28.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron delivery cart with driver, drawn by single horse; open cart with low, slightly flared sides and slightly higher dash, painted orange; high seat mounted above cart, painted blue; driver in red and yellow; white horse with red band across middle, black hooves and line details; middle hooves connected by curved wire.
Object Number:
INV.4471
Marks:
stencilled: on each side of cart: "PURE MILK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge: w/wheat on cloth
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 11 x 4 in. ( 14 x 27.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron surrey with driver, drawn by pair of goats; driver dressed in green pants, brown jacket with ruffle at bottom and hat on high seat facing dash; blue surrey with yellow interior, mounted on wire attached to axles; white goats with embossed red collars and yellow and red saddle blankets, and attached horns, with feet connected by small green platform.
Object Number:
INV.2256
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Milk Cart W/horse Man (2) Milk cans
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, brass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 13 x 4 in. ( 15.9 x 33 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron delivery cart drawn by single horse; green frame with open front and back, and 2 large rectangular windows (with rounded corners) cut out of front sides; brass-plated interior with separate tin containers at back (lids with handles); red seat suspended at center and attached to slots under windows; roof with embossed border and floral pattern stencilled in gilt; back panels of cart stencilled with silhouette of cow and text; sides embossed with outline pattern and decorative embellishments; yellow horse with black tail and hooves, red saddle blanket.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1956.43
Marks:
stencilled: on each side of wagon: "PURE/MILK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Goat pulling cart
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron cart painted orange drawn by black goat; cart with sides graduated towards front, mounted on set of two wheels.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1555
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:
23944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy: Excelsior steam riverboat
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 21 x 7 in. ( 35.6 x 53.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Fanciful representation (in tinned sheet iron) of side-wheel steamer; four tiered decks with windows and doors stencilled on sides in dark green; open deck on bottom level, near the bow, with steps leading to next deck; cast iron paddle wheels at center, paddle wheel cover rises to top of third level, decorated with lithograph illustration of golden-haired woman depicted in green dress with white collar, and hat with green feather and veil of lighter green, holding reins of white horse; wheat-sheaf motif stencilled at top of cover; decks trimmed with acanthus-leaf patterned strip; two pairs of smoke-stacks, taller pair at bow, crowned with acanthus-leaf decoration; wire suspended between smaller pair; gong suspended between larger pair; American flag (with irregular number of stars and stripes) mounted at stern.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.478
Marks:
stencilled: on each side, on paddle wheel covers, in brown: "EXCELSIOR"
Gallery Label:
This toy is listed as "Giant riverboat ('Excelsior')" in the George Brown Toy Sketchbook, pl. 31. Unlike most of the other toys, this boat includes a lithograph illustration. As a sale item, the riverboat was unsuccessful, and was later dropped from the line (viii). Designed to be used on dry land, the proportions and function of this boat are inconsistent with its real counterpart - there is no indication of an engine, or a walking-beam that would connect the smoke-stacks to a motive power.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bibliography:
Edith F. Barenholtz, ed., The George Brown Toy Sketchbook (Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1971), no. 31.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
23943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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