Miniature sofa
Classification:
Date:
1960-1980
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron sofa with faux upholstery; painted black.
Object Number:
Z.358
Marks:
cast: on back of sofa and beneath seat: "IRON ART"
cast: on back and beneath seat: "JM274"
cast: on back "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
23163
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature armoire
Classification:
Date:
1960-1980
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 14.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Miniature armoire painted blue, with light blue reservoirs with polychrome flowers; brown and yellow sponged trim; brown reservoirs on each door have pink inscriptions.
Object Number:
Z.356
Marks:
stamped: in blue beneath bottom: "Made In West/ Germany"
painted: in pink in brown reservoir on right hand door: "THS"
painted: in pink in brown reservoir on left hand door: cypher with letters "R", "M", and "A"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
23162
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paper doll
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 in. ( 16.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Painted cut-out paper figure: woman seated on red bench mixing liquid in large brown bowl held in her lap, with pantry shelves in the background and small black cat lying on the floor in the foreground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1794k
Marks:
written: in ink on reverse: "Emelia."
written: in pencil on reverse: "Flash" and "L.W."
Gallery Label:
Portraying mostly women and children as they perform domestic tasks (sewing, cooking, harvesting, or teaching/learning) and leisure activities (reading, writing letters, painting, or playing music), these richly decorated, hand-painted paper dolls present a broad view of mid-nineteenth-century daily life. The mass commercial appeal of paper dolls arose around 1850 when these dolls began to appear in popular periodicals; however, homemade, hand-painted dolls had been circulating long beforehand. These dolls belong to a larger set of 85 figures, which were crafted around 1855 for a young girl in the Canadian town of Drummondville outside Quebec City, as indicated by an inscription on the reverse of one doll in the set and by a November 1924 article in Harper's Magazine featuring a descendent of the original owner, Ms. Lenox E. Chase. While it is unclear who painted these dolls, and while they may have been produced over an extended period of time given variations in the stock and coloration of the paper, all of the dolls seem to have been crafted by the same artist and each one includes its own unique name, written on the verso by the same hand each time. Genealogical records suggest that the dolls originally belonged to the Sutherland family, a Canadian family of British descent who had arrived in the English-Canadian town of Drummondville by the 1840's, and the dolls eventually would have been passed down to Ms. Chase, from whom Elie Nadelman likely acquired the set for his Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts.
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23161
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1875-1910
Medium:
Porcelain, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. ( 13.7 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Miniature doll with bisque shoulder head, molded yellow hair, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of cloth upper arm and bisque lower arm, divided leg composed of stuffed upper leg and bisque lower leg with painted blue boots; white dress and knickers with embroidered red border; crimped chiffon layer over skirt.
Object Number:
INV.11520
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23141
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's bedding
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Largest (bedspread): 17 x 33 in. (43.2 x 83.8 cm)
Description:
Doll's bedspread, mattress, and bolster; printed cotton spread with blue and tan arabesque design, tan and blue edging; white feather mattress, blue and white striped cotton bolster.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1936.617
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this is part of a doll's bed (1936.602) that belonged to Angelina Burr Corse (born October 12, 1847), the donor's mother.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Wax, composition, textile, leather, hair, metal, jet, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 9 x 2 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 22.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Doll with wax over composition shoulder head, brown curly wig, black glass pupilless eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of stuffed cloth upper arm and stuffed brown leather lower arm, complete leg, and brown leather high-heeled boots (See Related Items); black walking suit consisting of jacket trimmed with jet beads attached to ends of fringe and buttoned up front, and tiered, pleated skirt over woven silk, with lining over white pleated petticoat; lace at cuffs and collar.
Object Number:
INV.5273
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23139
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll: two-faced baby
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Wax, composition, textile, hair, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (doll): 20 x 10 x 3 in. (50.8 x 25.4 x 7.6 cm)
Description:
Two-faced doll with wax over composition swivel head, brown hair wig attached to cap, blue glass eyes, and painted features, depicting smiling face and screaming face; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of cloth upper arm and wax over composition lower arm, divided leg composed of stuffed cloth upper leg and wax over composition lower leg; white net cap with blue ribbons, green knitted cape over pink and white knitted cardigan and plain white shirtwaist with embroidery on front, and long cream-colored petticoat extends several inches past doll's feet, over flannel petticoat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Hortense Abbott Carney
Object Number:
1923.81
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23137
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, papier-mâché, textile, wood, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 8 1/2 x 2 in. ( 40.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Doll with wax over papier-mâché shoulder head, molded yellow hair piled high on head, black glass pupilless eyes, and lightly tinted face; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of cloth upper arm and wooden lower arm, with separate thumb, divided leg composed of stuffed cloth upper leg and wooden lower leg, painted white and blue to resemble stockings and boots; short-sleeved pink dress with high waist and lace at collar over quilted petticoat of darker pink and plain white petticoat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Paul Gourary
Object Number:
1972.4
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23136
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll: woman in floral dress
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Wax, textile, wood, hair, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Lady doll with wax shoulder head, blond wig with braids coiled into bun at back, black painted eyes, and closed mouth; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of stuffed cloth upper arm and wax lower arm, divided leg composed of stuffed cloth upper leg and wooden lower leg, painted black to resemble boots; blue and white flowered dress with bodice, gathered at waist and with tiered skirt trimmed with lace, over plain petticoat and knickers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anne C. Hood
Object Number:
1945.434
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this doll was brought from Holland in 1853 as a gift for Clara Hood.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
23135
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baby doll
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Wax, textile, hair, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
All-in-One baby doll made entirely of wax, with ringlets inserted in wax, blue painted eyes, and pink tinted cheeks; bent arms and legs; sheer slip and cap with lace trim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Maria Banks Taylor
Object Number:
1946.130
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
23134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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