Soldiers (12)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint, iron, tin
Dimensions:
each: 5 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Set of twelve wooden toy soldiers painted with black hats with a single yellow dot, red jackets, light blue pants; tinned sheet iron disc bases. Three soldiers holding guns; one soldier holding a sword; one soldier with drum.
Object Number:
INV.4548
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
22842
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soldiers (11)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
each: 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Set of eleven wooden toy soldiers painted with black cylindrical hats with a single yellow dot, blue jackets, red pants; wooden disc bases. Nine soldiers holding guns; one soldier holding a sword; one soldier with drum.
Object Number:
INV.8832
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
22840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trees (8)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1910
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
largest: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 11.4 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Collection of 8 flat trees in various shapes painted brown and green.
Object Number:
Z.360
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
22839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jim Crow
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Tin, paint.
Tin
Dimensions:
largest: 3 1/2 x 2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 8.9 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Two flat tin figures with features stamped and painted on one side; one represents a woman and the other is a grotesque caricature of an African American; both have inscriptions on stands.
Object Number:
Z.361
Marks:
cast: on base of female figure: "BUY BROOM"
cast: on base of grotesque characature of African American: "JIM CROW"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medieval soldiers
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Lead, paint
Dimensions:
Part (knight on horseback): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1/2 in. (8.9 x 5.4 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Collection of medieval soldiers, including knights of horseback, and knights standing with swords and shields; polychrome painted decoration.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W.H. Moninger and daughter
Object Number:
1944.161a-j
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these soldiers were made by a professor to illustrate the crusades.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
22837
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flexy
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint, textile, cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 11 3/4 x 4 x 3/4 in. ( 29.8 x 10.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Painted cut-out wooden silhouette doll with limbs jointed at shoulders, hips, and knees; doll has pink skin, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and short, curly yellow hair pulled back with a blue headband; dressed in red checkered cloth shift with red belt and scarf; with three additional shifts, five hats, and six belts (or scarves) in original cardboard box.
Object Number:
INV.11073
Marks:
printed: on cover of box: "FLEXY / TRADE MARK / FLOATS, FOLDS IS / FLEXIBLE / AND FUNNY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22836
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collection of domestic figures
Classification:
Date:
1870-1910
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
largest: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Collection of five flat tin figures engaged in various commercial activities, including selling geese and making purchases.
Object Number:
INV.9171
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
22835
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll in original box
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint, cardboard
Dimensions:
box: 10 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 25.7 x 8.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Painted cut-out wooden silhouette doll with limbs jointed at shoulders, hips, and knees; doll is painted light orange, wears undergarments with scalloped trim, and has blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and short, curly yellow hair pulled back with a blue headband; in original cardboard box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number:
1957.18a
Marks:
printed: on cover of box: "FLEXY / TRADE MARK / FLOATS, FOLDS IS / FLEXIBLE / AND FUNNY"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the donor, Helen Sargent Hitchcock, designed this doll.
Hitchcock, who had studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22834
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 27.6 x 8.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Painted cut-out wooden silhouette doll with limbs jointed at shoulders, hips, and knees; doll has pink undergarments and skin, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and short, curly yellow hair pulled back with a blue headband.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number:
1957.18b
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the donor, Helen Sargent Hitchcock, designed this doll.
Hitchcock, who had studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22833
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 25.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Painted cut-out wooden silhouette doll with limbs jointed at shoulders, hips and knees; doll has pink skin, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and short, curly yellow hair pulled back with a blue headband and wears a pink checkered cloth dress with light blue belt and scarf.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number:
1957.18c
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the donor, Helen Sargent Hitchcock, designed this doll.
Hitchcock, who had studied painting at the Art Students League, founded the Art Workers Club for Women in 1898 and the Art Alliance of America in 1914. Out of these grew the Art Center, which she founded in 1920. The Art Center joined seven afilliate organizations under a single building on East 56th Street in New York City, including the Art Alliance, the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Art, and the Art Directors Club.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22798
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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