Coach
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Wood, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 98 x 161 x 52 in. ( 248.9 x 408.9 x 132.1 cm )
Description:
Door panels and the front and the rear of the body bear the Beekman coat-of-arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Gerard Beekman
Object Number:
1911.25
Gallery Label:
With its luxurious enclosed body and accommodation for liveried driver and footman, the horse-drawn coach was the prestige vehicle of the eighteenth century. New York merchant James Beekman acquired this coach in 1771. It was the crown jewel in his fleet of carriages that already included a chaise, chariot, and phaeton. Beekman's account book records that he purchased the coach for £138, and made additional expenditures for painting the family arms on the doors and varnishing the surface.
Provenance:
Donor is great-grandson of the Honorable James Beekman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1770
eMuseum Object ID:
18990
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wagon box
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/8 x 16 x 8 in. ( 49.2 x 40.6 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Slant top wagon box with decorative ironwork, with blue paint.
Object Number:
Z.15
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
17765
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Signal lantern
Classification:
Date:
1883-1900
Medium:
Tin, glass copper, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 8 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 25.4 x 21 x 18.1 cm )
Overall (with handle up): 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Description:
Kerosene tin railroad lantern with copper top, wire cage surrounding molded glass shade, spreading wire cage enclosing round base and bail handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of DeWitt Lockman
Object Number:
1933.55
Marks:
stamped: on top in relief: "R.R. Signal Lamp & Lantern Co./ NEW YORK"
stamped: on side: "Patented APR 24' 83"
stamped: in relief: "N.Y.N.H. & H.R.R"
molded: in glass: "NYNH & HRR"
Gallery Label:
The lantern was used on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford line.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
17615
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shaft Horse
Classification:
Medium:
wood
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss May A. Doherty
Object Number:
1962.52
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
16808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sleigh
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1710
Medium:
mixed.
Dimensions:
on site measurement: 112 L x 42 W x 54 H
Description:
Deep bodied sleigh with three seats; painted green.
Object Number:
1934.46
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1710
eMuseum Object ID:
16351
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stanhope Gig
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
mixed
Dimensions:
Overall: 59 x 122 x 65 in. (149.9 x 309.9 x 165.1 cm)
Overall (On site measurement): 60 x 64 x 125 in. (152.4 x 162.6 x
Description:
Body and running gear painted black; trim, dark green broadcloth; wheels with wooden spokes, two-piece rims, iron tires, Collinge's axles; Stanhope springs. Accessories: square lamps, wheel wrench.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Harris Fahnestock
Object Number:
1938.390
Gallery Label:
The Stanhope gig was designed in 1815 by the Hon. Fitzroy Stanhope. Popular for park driving & horse shows. May have 1 horse or a tandem. Driven by a gentleman.
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
14046
Exclude from TMS update:
OFF
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 70 x 52 x 2 1/2 in. ( 177.8 x 132.1 x 6.4 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.180
Marks:
stamped: on leather insignia patch: "PIONEER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
12388
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 1/4 x 71 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 125.1 x 181 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.188
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:
12387
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 55 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 87.6 x 141.6 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.184
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on cloth tag stapled to one corner: "B157"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
12386
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Horse blanket
Classification:
Date:
1898-1938
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 55 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 87.6 x 141 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.183
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1938
eMuseum Object ID:
12385
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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