Spherical puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 x 2 in. ( 5.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Wooden puzzle composed of six carved pieces that must be fitted together to form a sphere.
Object Number:
Z.283
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Carriage drawn by 1 horse
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 31.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Brass pony cart with driver and two passengers covered by arching top with chased decoration, drawn by single horse.
Object Number:
INV.7617
Gallery Label:
This is a reproduction of an American nineteenth-century tin or cast iron pull toy.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
22605
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy: fire pumper
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Iron, tin, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 4 in. ( 19.7 x 29.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Sheet iron steam pumper painted yellow; wooden boiler wrapped in copper sheet attached to small wooden apparatus; cast iron valves and axle; four stamped sheet iron wheels.
Object Number:
INV.7628
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
22604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Two women churning buttes string action W/sticker
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Wood, string, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Jumping jack toy in the form of two women churning butter; women's bodies made of turned wood hinged at waist with flat, hinged arms which connect to churn paddle. When string is pulled, paddle goes down and women's arms and bodies bend with it. Women painted in yellow and gray with black and red details.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5299
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "565 / Am"
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:
22603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy: hill-climber duck
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 8 1/2 x 4 in. ( 17.8 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron inertial flywheel-powered duck with three cast iron wheels; beak and eyes painted yellow; wings attached with rivets to center of back.
Object Number:
INV.8224
Gallery Label:
The original patent (U.S. Letters Patent 593,174) was given to Israel and Edith Boyer on November 2, 1897 for a "Locomotive Toy."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22602
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Caboose
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 4 in. ( 13.3 x 19.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron caboose with clerestory, shallow, curved roof, and four wheels; red and black vertically striped car with two small windows on each face, clerestory with two windows on each face, outlined in yellow; hinged door at each end, with latch, facing onto open platform with steps on either side; three seats inside car.
Object Number:
INV.7621
Marks:
painted: on each side of caboose: "P.R.R./90309"
Gallery Label:
This caboose was originally part of a larger train set, designed to run on an 0-4-0 gauge track.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
22601
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Old Aunt Chloe, The Negro Washerwoman
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Pine, iron, textile, paper, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 5 x 4 in. (25.4 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Description:
Windup toy depicting African-American female figure with wood basin and washboard on rectangular wood base painted blue with stencilled yellow decoration; red cotton print and blue woven textile cover figure; rectangular pine box with sliding top and printed manufacturer's label depicting washerwoman; cast iron key.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. C. W. Tuttle
Object Number:
1962.28
Marks:
engraving: on label affixed to box (top): "E [illeg.] STOR [illeg.] TOMA [illeg.] OYS"
engraving: on label affixed to box (bottom): "OLD AUNT CHLOE,/THE NEGRO WASHERWOMAN./[illegible inscription]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22600
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clockwork toy: seated musician
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron windup toy depicting clown seated on chair, mounted on red rectangular base; clown dressed in white and green with four-pointed star hat in red and yellow, holding tambourine; when key on bottom is wound, arm moves to strike tambourine.
Object Number:
INV.4529
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
22599
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy omnibus: Broadway 4th Avenue
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1872
Medium:
Tin, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 3 in. ( 18.4 x 34.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron omnibus with driver, drawn by two white horses; white omnibus with red roof and stencilled floral decoration throughout; five pierced windows on each side and hinged door at back; driver in red and yellow.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1954.234
Marks:
stencilled: on sides: "BROADWAY 4TH AVENUE"
stencilled: on back door: "UNION"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1872
eMuseum Object ID:
22598
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's petticoat
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 11 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
White cotton textile doll's petticoat with ruffles and button; machine-sewn.
Object Number:
INV.11041c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
22594
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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