Table croquet q/box w/docu

Classification: 
Date: 
1880-1910
Medium: 
Wood, metal, fiber
Dimensions: 
box: 3 x 14 1/2 x 6 in. ( 7.6 x 36.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description: 
Table croquet set housed in wooden box with sliding lid composed of six wooden mallets with turned heads and handles, six wooden balls, each painted with a colored stripe, two stakes with multicolored stripes, nine wire wickets with detachable wooden bases, and four metal brackets and a red and white ribbon to keep balls from falling off the table; box lid has printed paper label showing 5 adults and 2 children playing the game in a parlor.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. R. W. G. Vail, June 1947
Object Number: 
INV.7905
Marks: 
printed: on paper label: "FINE TABLE/CROQUET"; "B" inside shield
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
23797
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Fishpond Game

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Wood, metal, string
Dimensions: 
box: 1 3/4 x 22 5/8 x 4 in. ( 4.4 x 57.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Game consisting of six wooden "fishing rods" and forty-two wooden blocks representing the fishes; in original wooden box with hinged lid with "Rules for the Fishpond Game" pasted inside.
Object Number: 
INV.7873
Marks: 
printed: on paper label affixed to top of lid: "The/FISHPOND/A/POPULAR/AMUSEMENT/FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES" written: in black crayon on bottom of box: "Ghillclagh/FishHill/Village/New York"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
23795
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bowling set

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1900
Medium: 
Wood, paint
Dimensions: 
Diameter (ball): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Description: 
Set of 9 wooden bowling pins (1 missing) and two wooden balls; pins are turned, with shoulders, neck, and knop with cylindrical finial, and decorated with incised lines and abstract leaves and berries, and bands of dark stain; some leaves are painted with green, and berries with yellow; balls have four crossing incised lines.
Object Number: 
INV.7901a-k
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
23794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

United States of America

Classification: 
Date: 
1848-60
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm )
Description: 
Jigsaw puzzle of map of the United States; lid decorated with lithograph with title; eagle, flag, train, and 3 male figures, and colored with red and blue; puzzle is printed in black and colored with red, blue, and yellow.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Catherine R. B. Mackie
Object Number: 
1947.240b
Marks: 
inscribed: on lid: "UNITED STATES/OF/AMERICA" printed: on map: "THE/UNITED STATES/The Relative Position of/THE OREGON & TEXAS/And/CALIFORNIA." printed: on map: 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: 
1848
eMuseum Object ID: 
23792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Hoop toy: trotting horse

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1890
Medium: 
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions: 
Diameter (hoop): 11 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (29.8 x 6.4 cm)
Description: 
Tinned sheet iron hoop toy with brown horse mounted at center of hoop; attached with length of wire through eyelet in back and suspended from crosspieces so that figure spins freely when hoop is rolled; outer surface of hoop painted blue; painted orange band across center of horse.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number: 
1953.331
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
23791
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pair of shoes: red

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1925
Medium: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Pair of doll's stockings of red cotton with white band at top and white stripe running up ankle.
Object Number: 
INV.11578
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
23790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Blouse: light blue checks

Classification: 
Date: 
1875-1925
Medium: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 14 x 19 cm )
Description: 
Doll's blouse of blue checked cotton with two metal buttons on the front.
Object Number: 
INV.11479
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
23787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll's coverlet

Classification: 
Date: 
1875-1950
Medium: 
Textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 26 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (67.9 x 54.6 cm)
Description: 
Doll's coverlet of pink cotton with white, net-like cotton lining; machine sewn.
Object Number: 
INV.11498
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
23786
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Toy Trolley: Broadway Car Line

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1895
Medium: 
Iron, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 x 18 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 45.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Painted cast iron toy trolley drawn by team of two matched horses; red trolley with yellow clerestory; clerestory with 8 small windows on each side; car with 6 windows on each side; front and rear platforms flanked by two steps; white horses.
Object Number: 
Z.242
Marks: 
painted: on each side of trolley, above windows: "BROADWAY CAR LINE" painted: on each side of trolley, below windows: "712" [sheaf decoration fans out from each side of number]"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1895
eMuseum Object ID: 
23772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Hose carriage

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1900
Medium: 
Iron, paint, rope, brass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 44.4 x 14 cm )
Description: 
Cast iron hose carriage with driver, drawn by team of three horses; driver in blue with red fire hat; circular frames on each side of reel cylinder ornamented with cast sunburst pattern radiating from center; hose made of rope with brass nozzle; red reel, undercarriage, and wheels, with blue frame and gold driver's seat; cast pattern of raised dots along side of frame; one white and two black horses; bell mounted under crossbar.
Object Number: 
Z.240
Gallery Label: 
Four-wheel hose carriages were known as the "spider" type. See The Carriage Collection, p. 118. (See Publications)
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
23769
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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