Miniature spindle
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Miniature turned wood spindle.
Object Number:
Z.204
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12354
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature hand mirror
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 10.8 x 3.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
Miniature wooden hand mirror with inlaid bands around oval reflective glass.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt C. Judson
Object Number:
1936.3
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12351
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Petticoat (possibly doll's)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wool, cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 14 in. ( 86.4 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Handmade cream wool possibly doll's full-length petticoat gathered and attached to wide white cotton waistband; floral patterned and scalloped needlepoint lace ruffle at hem with decorative feather stitching; unlined; no closures at CB opening.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Hayward F. Manice
Object Number:
1978.65.8
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hoop game
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, textile
Dimensions:
Each (hoop): 5/8 x 8 in. (1.6 x 20.3 cm)
Each (rod): 1 x 21 1/2 in. (2.5 x 54.6 cm)
Description:
Set of four wooden rods (two stained yellow and two stained purple) and two hoops covered in purple velvet with beige cloth ribbon wrapped around them in criss-cross fashion; upper end of each rod is also covered in velvet (red or blue) and wrapped in beige cloth ribbon.
Object Number:
INV.10047a-f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flexy
Classification:
Date:
1920-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint, textile, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 13 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 33 cm )
Description:
Three painted cut-out wooden silhouette dolls, one in original cardboard box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock
Object Number:
1957.18
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, the donor, Helen Sargent Hitchcock, designed these dolls.
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:
12236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soldier
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 2 in. ( 25.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Wooden toy soldier; painted black cylindrical hat with red plume, blue jacket, red pants, black shoes, green disc base; carrying sword.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.511
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:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12188
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature forks (3)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 4 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 1 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Three miniature cast iron forks.
Object Number:
INV.9464
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
12187
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Set of miniature dishes (4)
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Set of four miniature glass dishes consisting of two pitchers, one cup, and one vase.
Object Number:
INV.9340
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
12186
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature platter
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 0.3 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Miniature cast tin platter.
Object Number:
INV.10014f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
12185
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature plate
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 2 in. ( 0.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Miniature cast tin plate.
Object Number:
INV.10014e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
12184
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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