New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1844
Medium:
Wood, paint, sand, and gold leaf.
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 76 in. ( 22.9 x 193 cm )
Description:
Sign for The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts. Gold leaf letters on a sand paint ground with a black and gold border.
Credit Line:
Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts
Object Number:
INV.5276
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed: "VREDENBURGH"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
20065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
drill
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 in. ( 81.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden pump drill composed of a vertical cylindrical spindle terminating in an iron drill bit that presses a sliding horizontal bow with a rope attached to its ends and a fixed circular disc.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Rita Gottesman
Object Number:
1954.34
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this pump drill was made by Charles Hewlett, a cabinet maker in Hewlett, Long Island in 1825.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
19355
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile processing tools (12)
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
each: 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Twelve wooden disks with one side covered with numerous wire hooks; opposite (top?) side with cylindrical handle with metal ring attached to end mounted perpenticular to disk.
Object Number:
Z.991a-L
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
19241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brace or bitstock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 5 x 1 3/4 in. ( 44.4 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden brace or bitstock of a carved and turned stock with a revolving circular knob on the upper end and a socket that houses an iron drillbit on the lower end; an iron key locks the bit in place.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1399ab
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:
19109
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sauk Indian Chief Keokuk (1783-1848)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Painted wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 90 x 38 x 26 in. ( 228.6 x 96.5 x 66 cm )
Description:
Full feather headdress, bear claw necklace and medal; holds war club in right hand and spear with feathers in left hand; on square base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number:
1956.86
Marks:
inscribed: on proper left side of base: "37 [in a circle]"
Gallery Label:
Melchers began carving tobacco shop figures in Detroit in the 1850s. This work, which dates from around 1870, pays tribute to the renowned Native American chieftain Keokuk (1788-1848). It was apparently based on an engraving made from a daguerreotype of the subject.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
18769
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apparatus for slicing wicker
Classification:
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 63 x 24 1/2 in. ( 71.1 x 160 x 62.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden work bench for slicing wicker; shaped horizontal seat with four splayed legs and angled section mounted at opposite side from seat; foot-controled grip hangs from angled section with dowels.
Credit Line:
Gift of Professor Gustave Noback
Object Number:
1944.355a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Storekeeper's desk
Classification:
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 22 x 22 in. ( 33 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Grain-painted pine desk with galleried top, hinged slanted writing surface that opens to reveal a storage well, and a small rectangular drawer on lower right side.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Nash
Object Number:
INV.14956
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
18326
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Die
Classification:
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden die with carved image of a stoneware covered keg.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.62
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:
18208
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco shop figure
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1877-1890
Medium:
Painted and carved wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 68 x 18 x 16 in. ( 172.7 x 45.7 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Male in red jacket holding a package of cigars in right hand.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1401
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. Leaning figures were a specialty of Brooks's, hence the attribution.
Although the carved wooden figures used to advertise tobacco shops usually represented stylized American Indians, this figure, from the shop of leading New York carver Thomas V. Brooks, depicts an African-American man holding a cigar.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
18053
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe form
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, iron, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 19 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden shoe form for child-size shoe; heal and toe covered in leather; molded iron plate affixed to sole with screws.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number:
1121d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
18004
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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