Still bank
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown stoneware still bank in the form of a jug with button finial and horizontal slot (for coins); undecorated and covered in red slip.
Credit Line:
Gift of John J. Cornell
Object Number:
1943.397
Marks:
printed: on newspaper clipping attached to bank: "How well we remember our Baptist Sunday School and receiving a small terra cotta jug with a slot, and all us little ones are lustily singing: Oh come buy a jugg, the nicest of juggs -/A jugg that knows how
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12476
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Textile, leather, horse hair, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 13 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 34.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cloth doll with textile body, leather hands, embroidered textile face with blue plastic bead eyes, and brown horse hair; white lace-trimmed dress and green shoes.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1249
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:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
12473
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ballet shoe: brown
Classification:
Date:
1875-1950
Medium:
Leather, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 1.6 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Doll's slipper of brown leather with fabric lining and laces.
Object Number:
INV.11573
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
12424
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ceramic, textile, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. ( 8.9 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Baby doll with bisque head and torso, yellow molded hair, blue painted eyes, and pink tinted cheeks; bisque body and limbs with arms jointed at shoulder; sleeveless cotton shift with two tucks above hem, diaper, white painted socks with blue trim, and brown painted shoes; with wire stand.
Object Number:
INV.10839
Marks:
impressed: on back: "5360 / 4/0"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baby doll
Classification:
Date:
1875-1880
Medium:
Ceramic, composition, textile, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 3 in. ( 72.4 x 41.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Bébé Jumeau with bisque socket head, blond wig glued to pate, brown glass eyes, open/closed mouth, pink tinted cheeks; composition body with ball and socket joints at shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees; long white dress with bands of embroidery between rows of tucks over flannel petticoat, with lace cap and crocheted booties.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number:
1942.164
Marks:
stamped: on lower back: "JUMEAU / MEDAILLE D'OR / PARIS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12417
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ash can w/hinged lid
Classification:
Date:
1875-1915
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Miniature tinned sheet iron coal bucket painted red.
Object Number:
INV.9930
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
12416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Alphabet Ball
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Ivory ball with twenty-four sides, each inscribed in black with a letter of the alphabet. All letters are represented once, with the exception of "J" and "V."
Object Number:
INV.5266
Marks:
Incised and painted in black: Each of the 24 sides of the ball is inscribed with a letter of the alphabet. All letters are represented except "J" and "V."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
12413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy armchair
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Wood, rush
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 29.5 x 17.1 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Turned wood toy armchair with woven rush seat; stained dark brown.
Object Number:
INV.14860
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
12359
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature magic lantern slides (3)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 8.6 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Three miniature glass magic lantern slides with printed images and paper borders.
Object Number:
INV.10293
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
2 horse team on platform w/wheels
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 14.3 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Pull toy with two horses mounted on wooden platform with four wooden wheels; horses and platform painted black.
Object Number:
INV.7631
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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