Collection of 1 horse & 2 riders
Classification:
Date:
1875-1915
Medium:
Lead, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (horse and rider): 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 1.9 cm)
Description:
Cast metal horse and two riders, both cast in riding position with spike for attaching to horse; polychrome painted decoration.
Object Number:
INV.9161
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
22797
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flexy
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 13.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Painted cut-out wooden silhouette of doll's head and torso; doll wears a pink chemise and has a round pink face, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and short, curly yellow hair pulled back with a blue headband.
Object Number:
INV.10830
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22796
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paper doll hats (28 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Each (approx.): 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Description:
Twenty-eight chromolithographed paper hats for paper dolls.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Constance Sherman
Object Number:
1973.10.3a-bb
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
22791
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy: locomotive
Classification:
Date:
1900-1910
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.8 x 23.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Metal locomotive designed to move under steam power; cylindrical metal water tank with smoke stack, mounted on black and green painted iron carriage with red and yellow trim; iron wheels; oil tank with wick mounted between wheels.
Credit Line:
Gift of Conrad Milster
Object Number:
1956.19
Marks:
painted: on plaque at front of train: "D.R.G.M."
painted: on one side of cab: "O/35"
painted: on other side of cab: "GB/ N/ BAVARIA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
22788
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy train
Classification:
Date:
1900-1910
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 14.6 x 31.8 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron train car with swinging side doors; sides painted with orange and red stripes and a "Heinz" pickle; roof painted black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1947.441k
Marks:
painted: on sides: "HEINZ/ 57/ VARIETIES"; "Tomato/ Ketchup/ H. J. H. CP. 424."
painted: on front and back: "H. J. H. CO./ 424"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this model train car is part of a train float built by Thomas Kilpatrick for Mr. Havemeyer, Sr., in 1912. This cost of the original car float, built in 1905, was $18,000. Two of them, No. 2 and No. 9, carried 17 cars. Length: 260 feet, with a 40 foot beam, and 10 feet deep in interior. Three tracks, carrying 6 cars on each side and 5 in the middle could carry 10,000 tons of coal when fully loaded. This information was provided in 1949 by Thomas Kilpatrick.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
22787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peddler's cart and horses
Classification:
Date:
1930-1940
Medium:
Wood, metal, leather, ceramic, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 11 in. (25.1 x 18.1 x 27.9 cm)
Description:
Wooden peddler's cart painted green, yellow, red, and white and with black painted inscriptions; miniature goods include metal cookware, treenware, ceramic tableware, and textiles; pair of brown painted carved wooden horses with horse hair manes and tails, wearing leather harnesses, bridles, and collars.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1953.26
Marks:
painted: in black on front: "TOYS LINENS/1884/ WOOL FLANEL/ SKINS BOUGHT."
painted: in black on left side: "Mink Hollow H.C. WOLVEN. Woodstock N.Y."; "TRAVELLING GROCER/ PILLS/NEDLES [sic]/ PINS/ QUILLS/ P [illeg]/ FAVORITE/ SISSORS [sic]/Ground"
painte
Gallery Label:
This cart was probably made by Harry Colvin Wolven (1898-1980), a carpenter living in Woodstock, New York, in 1930.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
22783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature chairs (6)
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Wood, textile, paint
Dimensions:
each: 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Set of six miniature wooden chairs with seats upholstered in blue textile and gold painted scroll and foliate decoration.
Object Number:
INV.9756a-f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
22777
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature chairs (4)
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Wood, textile, paint
Dimensions:
each: 5 x 2 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 12.7 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Set of four miniature wooden chairs with turned legs; upholstered in red velvet textile; with gold painted scroll and foliate decoration.
Object Number:
INV.9759a-d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
22776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kakelorum
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Wood, paint, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 21 x 18.7 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden Kakelorum game with spiral marble run in shape of woman, leading to circular board with 63 depressions, each with a number, and central depression with a red spade; woman's features, jacket, and cap painted in blue, brown, and green over a yellowish ground; deep depression with (missing) cover beside figure to house a marble; 28 transparent colored mica marbles (14 clear, 14 green).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.4539
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
22774
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1900-1960
Medium:
Husk, wood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 x 5 in. ( 15.2 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cornhusk doll with painted face; seated in chair with woven textile seat; wearing purple and red costume.
Object Number:
Z.387
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
22762
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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