Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 x 53 x 1 in. ( 180.3 x 134.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Mustard yellow woolen horse blanket with leather trim; circular leather insignia patch with "PIONEER" stamped above a pair of horseshoes and a double harness; leather strap with metal buckle threaded through a small hinged ring on reverse of patch.
Object Number:
INV.181
Marks:
stamped: on leather insignia patch: "PIONEER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
31523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool, leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 62 1/2 x 51 x 1 in. ( 158.8 x 129.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Horse blanket with woven tan wool outer fabric with suede-like finish and brown wool plaid and leather lining; rectangular flap or collar on neck edge with circular brass insignia plate with "PIONEER" inscribed above a pair of horseshoes and a double harness; brass plate has stitched leather backing with a small hinged ring at the center.
Object Number:
INV.194
Marks:
engraved: on brass insignia plate: "PIONEER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
31472
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 1/2 x 52 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 181.6 x 133.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Mustard yellow woolen horse blanket with leather trim; circular leather insignia patch with "PIONEER" stamped above a pair of horseshoes and a double harness; leather strap with metal buckle threaded through a small hinged ring on reverse of patch.
Object Number:
INV.178
Marks:
stamped: on leather insignia patch: "PIONEER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
31013
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 1/4 x 52 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 181 x 134 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Mustard yellow woolen horse blanket with leather trim; circular leather insignia patch with "PIONEER" stamped above a pair of horseshoes and a double harness; leather strap with metal buckle threaded through a small hinged ring on reverse of patch.
Object Number:
INV.177
Marks:
stamped: on leather insignia patch: "PIONEER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
31012
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 71 1/2 x 54 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 181.6 x 137.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Mustard yellow woolen horse blanket with leather trim; circular leather insignia patch with "PIONEER" stamped above a pair of horseshoes and a double harness; leather strap with metal buckle threaded through a small hinged ring on reverse of patch.
Object Number:
INV.179
Marks:
stamped: on leather insignia patch: "PIONEER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
31011
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 1/2 x 71 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 125.7 x 181.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Woolen horse blanket with dark blue felt on one side and brown and cream plaid on the other; oblong shape with rounded corners.
Object Number:
INV.187
Gallery Label:
This horse blanket is unmarked. However, its plaid wool fabric matches that of INV.194, which is marked with the name of the road coach "Pioneer."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
30961
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
License plate
Classification:
Date:
1895-1915
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. ( 0.3 x 27.3 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Black leather rectangular license plate with metal initials "G P H"; two metal hooks at top and piece of twine strung between them.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gerard Post Herrick
Object Number:
1957.76
Gallery Label:
This license plate was used on the automobile of Gerardus Post Herrick of New York City. It was used in the days before numbered plates were issued, and was supposedly the 6th license plate issued by New York State.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
30585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trace
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 45 3/4 x 89 1/4 in. ( 35.6 x 116.2 x 226.7 cm )
Description:
Wooden trace for harnessing horses to carriage or sleigh; composed of two parallel wooden members which curve upwards at the back and are joined by a crosspiece where the curve begins; swingletree attached to crossbar shaft. Bands of leather at two places along traces; remnants of old yellow paint.
Object Number:
Z.1020
Gallery Label:
Traces were used to harness horses to a vehicle, such as a carriage or sleigh.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Model of elevated railway
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Metal, wood, paint
Dimensions:
with plexiglass cover: 27 x 52 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 68.6 x 133.4 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Model of section of elevated railway with two tracks supported by three trestles with Gothic detailing; arched framework of each of trestle surmounted by openwork ogee arch with finial on top and three matching finials on each side; each trestle supported by a pair of fluted metal columns; lower structural frame with openwork spandrels; model mounted on wooden base with plexiglass cover.
Object Number:
INV.1322
Gallery Label:
Elevated railways (els), the earliest form of rapid transit in the United States, developed in New York City beginning in the late 1860s. The New York City elevated system reached its greatest level of use in 1921, when it carried 384 million passengers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
27703
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 56 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 86.4 x 143.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Woolen horse blanket with two square corners and two rounded corners; cream-colored with red grid pattern, red trim, and red insignia of two horseshoes above a double harness appliquéd in each rounded corner.
Object Number:
INV.185
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
26235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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