Doll dress
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 14 in. ( 53.3 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Doll's dress of eighteenth-century style made of printed cotton with green and pink flowers and tan stripes on white ground; rear train; open in front; pockets for two busks (one missing) to create stiff stomacher; green silk collar; wide, lace-trimed cuffs; machine and hand sewn.
Object Number:
INV.11084
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
23693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's shoe
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Textile, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 in. (6 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Doll's shoe of purple stiffened fabric and cardboard with cloth straps and two metal buckles.
Object Number:
INV.11746a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
23694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Composition, textile, wood, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 10 x 2 in. ( 34.3 x 25.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Doll with composition shoulder head, molded yellow hair, molded and painted facial features including black painted eyes and closed mouth; stuffed body with divided arm composed of stuffed cloth upper arm and wooden lower arm, with crudely carved fingers, divided leg with stuffed kid upper leg and wooden lower leg, painted to resemble black boots with gold buttons; flowered dress with shawl sewn across chest and tiered skirt with scalloped hem and elaborate fringes over petticoat of similar pattern and cotton knickers; dress ornamented with cloth-covered buttons.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1219
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
23692
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Composition, textile, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 7 x 2 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 17.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Boy doll with composition shoulder head, brushstroke tufts of hair above ears and on top of head, painted and molded facial features including black intaglio eyes and closed mouth; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of cloth upper arm and composition lower arm, proper left lower arm replaced with stuffed cloth limb, divided leg composed of stuffed cloth lower leg and composition lower leg; black velvet suit with lace collar and cuffs, brown stockings, and brown leather shoes; black velvet sailor's cap with white ribbon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1963.15
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
23685
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of 2 patches
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 9 in. ( 34.3 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
One hemmed rectangle of green velour and one hemmed square of orange velour.
Object Number:
INV.11144
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
23667
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Le Gai Violiniste
Classification:
Date:
1897
Medium:
Iron, tin, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 12.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Windup toy consisting of tinned sheet iron figure holding violin in one hand and bow in the other; figure with painted tall gray hat, brown hair, and molded and painted features, dressed in brown cotton jacket and checked muslin pants; when key in side is wound, figure moves bow back and forth to play violin.
Object Number:
INV.4541
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
23666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll and doll's clothing
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Ceramic, composition, textile
Description:
Doll and group of doll's clothing.
Object Number:
INV.8549a-m
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23665
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of doll's high-top buttoned shoes
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of doll's high-heeled shoes of red leather with metal snaps.
Object Number:
INV.11147
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's shoes, pair
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Leather, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of doll's shoes with leather soles, red velvet bodies, and black laces.
Object Number:
INV.11148
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of doll's shoes; buttoned
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Leather, textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 10.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of doll's shoes with leather soles, green plaid textile bodies, and green metal buttons.
Object Number:
INV.11146
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23662
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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