Doll's nightgown
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 7 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 19 cm )
Description:
Doll's nightgown, sleeveless, with lace at neck and around straps; open at center without fastenings.
Object Number:
INV.11188
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
18393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature sewing basket
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Tin, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Miniature sewing basket with gilt tin stand and textile bag.
Object Number:
INV.9381
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
18392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature sewing basket
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Tin, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Miniature sewing basket with gilt tin stand and textile bag.
Object Number:
INV.9382
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
18391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Miniature metal candlestick painted green.
Object Number:
INV.9610
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
18390
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical box: boy and girl on seesaw
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Cardboard, glass, paper, sand
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. ( 20.6 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Sand toy composed of viewing box made of cardboard with glass window containing colored lithograph of landscape with river and mill; sand-operated mechanism inside box makes mill wheel turn and seesaw in foreground (with girl on left and boy on right) move up and down.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7906
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to back of box: "MECHANICAL B.../WITH AUTOMATON./DIRECTIONS FOR ITS USE./... [in English, German, and French]/GERARD CAMAGNI"
Gallery Label:
The term "sand toy" is used in Toys in America by Inez and Marshall McClintock (See Publications).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
18383
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature plate
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 in. ( 3.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Miniature cast tin plate.
Object Number:
INV.9911d
Marks:
impressed: impressed mark on reverse: rose and crown
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
18381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clockwork toy
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Wood, metal, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 18.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Clockwork toy with two black male dancing figures mounted on varnished wooden box; wooden figures are jointed at hips, knees, and ankles and wear tan cloth hats, pink neckties, tan patterned jackets and tan striped skirts; vertical metal rods between legs connect figures to clockwork mechanism; key is inside box.
Object Number:
INV.4559
Marks:
written: on label affixed to bottom: "Drawn at an Odd Fellows'/fair by Alden Story/about 1880."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
18333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Ceramic, textile, leather, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 17 x 3 in. ( 49.5 x 43.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Doll with bisque shoulder head, yellow molded hair with braids, crimped bangs, and blue ribbon, blue glass eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed kid body with joints formed by stitching; red plaid cape, red flannel jacket with black velvet trim, brown striped skirt with train and two ruffles around the bottom over cotton petticoat and knickers trimmed in lace.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1248
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:
18331
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy (robins)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, wood, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 14 x 13.7 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded, fiber-covered, papier-mâché mother and baby robins mounted on rectangular base/bellows; mother robin is mounted on a post, while baby robin is mounted on a projection attached to the bottom of the inside of the bellows, so that when the bellows is pressed, the baby robin stays in place while the mother is brought down to meet it.
Object Number:
INV.5290
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18323
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy (bird in cage)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, wire, papier-mâché, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 20.3 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy in form of bird in cage; circular base/bellows supports wire cage with molded, felt, or fiber covered papier-mâché bird inside; bird is painted yellow and pink.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5291
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "344 / Am"; "$3" dealer's price in graphite
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18322
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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