Compass
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Steel, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 19 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 49.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Steel compass; steel bar with brass stops at termini; two steel pins with marked spherical brass joints which allow them to slide across the bar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Griffith
Object Number:
1952.13
Marks:
struck: on each pin joint: "DRG"
Gallery Label:
The maker, David R. Griffith, was a naval maritime constructor in the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
34918
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brace
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 22.2 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Metal brace with circular ivory handle above the crank; the crank is decorated at the center with a design resembling a knop flanked by balusters; the chuck has a square opening.
Object Number:
Z.2038
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
34149
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tavern Sign
Classification:
Date:
1810-1842
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 2 in. ( 110.5 x 65.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Wooden sign painted with black crescent moon and inscription "E.Fitchs iNN" on white ground on both sides; black painted oak frame with wrought iron braces with eyes for hanging.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1937.175
Marks:
painted: in black on both sides: "E.Fitchs/ iNN[sic]"
Gallery Label:
This sign may be from the tavern of Elijah Fitch (1778-1841), located a half mile west of Bolton, Connecticut. The tavern was later kept by his son, Captain Asahel Fitch. A related tavern sign, for D. Loomis' inn, dated 1811, is in the collection of the Connecticut Historical Society (acc. # 58.10.1) and may have been made by the same sign painter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
33788
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stamp
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 11.4 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Circular stamp with turned wooden handle and strips of brass embedded in printing face forming the letters "H" and "A" separated by a cross with two horizontal bars; strip of brass encircles base of hande.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.1900
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper collector's label affixed to printing face: "2663 / Swiss"
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
32891
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, iron, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/2 x 3 in. ( 72.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Engraver's shop sign in the form of an oversized engraving tool; iron spike with curved and pointed end joined to wooden handle with iron hook at center of mushroom top; traces of gilding on wood.
Object Number:
1933.250
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
32413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hatter's trade sign
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Sheet metal trade sign composed of a rectangular plaque with rounded ends and two S-hooks on top, with a tricorn hat suspended from it by two short chains; hat has bow in front and button with loop on side; plaque and hat painted dark red.
Object Number:
INV.8049
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
32368
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, leather, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 10 x 6 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 25.4 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular leather-covered box with hinged lid; leather handle at top and brass locking mechanism with embossed image of American eagle on swinging keyhole cover. Interior lined with linen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. E. O. Burnham
Object Number:
1976.37
Gallery Label:
This box held the manuscript correspondence and papers of Timothy R. Green and his partner, John W. Mitchell, New York City lawyers ca. 1820-1850.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
32347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hand drill
Classification:
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
T-shaped hand drill with iron bit and wooden handle.
Object Number:
Z.1777
Marks:
impressed: on side of handle: "H. MORRISON"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Die
Classification:
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden die with carved image of a kiln in the process of firing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.67
Gallery Label:
This die is part of a group that were in the possession of the Crolius pottery. Two of the dies - the potter at his wheel and the smoking kiln - were used in decorating the silk ribbon of the Potter's Society (see INV.4357).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
29372
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Die
Classification:
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular lead die with engraved image of a stoneware keg.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.64
Gallery Label:
This die is part of a group that were in the possession of the Crolius pottery. Two of the dies - the potter at his wheel and the smoking kiln - were used in decorating the silk ribbon of the Potter's Society (see INV.4357).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
29342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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