Letter clip
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 3/4 x 7 in. ( 5.1 x 9.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Stamped brass letter clip; top portion stamped with sheaf of wheat and cornucopia design; top hinged to flat bottom portion with spring mechanism.
Credit Line:
Gift of John J. Corell
Object Number:
1943.400
Marks:
stamped: on bottom section of clip: [illegible]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
9013
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Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Wood, glass, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Inkwell with small glass well with cork stopper set into center of the top of a cylindrical wooden base with ogee profile; three holes for pens in top.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.564
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to underside of base: "Manufactured / BY / S. SILL[IMAN] & CO. / CHESTER, / CONN."
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
9011
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Book Slate + 2 Docu.
Classification:
Date:
1867-1880
Medium:
Textile, cardboard, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 21.3 x 13 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Slate book with four black painted cardboard pages, two with handwritten notations; covered in brown textile with embossed inscriptions on front and back.
Credit Line:
Gift of William H. Ewen
Object Number:
INV.1901
Marks:
embossed: on front cover: "SILICA / BOOK / SLATE / QUARTZ / SURFACE / NEW YORK / SILICATE BOOK SLATE CO. 101 FULTON ST"
embossed: on back cover: "ENTER . . [illegible] ACT OF CONGRESS / ON . . . JAN 1867 / NEW YORK SILICATE SLATE CO / . . . OFFICE . . .
Gallery Label:
In a letter dated April 10, 1958, found with the object, the donor refers to this slate book as "a little item that came down through the family."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
8954
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Fountain pen & seal of Herbert H.Lehman..St.Of N.Y.exec.chr.
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1941
Medium:
Wood, glass, paper, metal, cork, foil
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 14 x 1 1/4 in. ( 52.1 x 35.6 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Framed Executive Chamber certificate of the State of New York (printed paper) with a gold foil New York State seal and a fountain pen attached.
Credit Line:
Gift of C. Albert Jacob, Jr., 1/15/54
Object Number:
INV.7867
Marks:
printed: on certificate: "State of New York/ Executive Chamber"
typed: on certificate: "This is to cerify that the pen hereunto/ affixed was used by me in approving bills constituting/ Chapters 855 to 867, inclusive, in relation to/ installment selling./
Gallery Label:
The donor was a member of the committe which drafted the Bills refered to in this certificate.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
8953
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Seal: peacock-H.G.
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 0.6 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal stamp with initials "HG" in intaglio.
Object Number:
INV.7783
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on face of stamp: "HG"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
8813
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Seal: heart design
Classification:
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Oval metal stamp with a cross with two horizontal bars above the outline of a heart enclosing the initials "I" and "G" in intaglio; small, shaped tab handle with hole pierced through center.
Object Number:
INV.7782
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on face of stamp: "I" and "G"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
8812
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Seal: indistinguishable image
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 x 1/8 in. ( 4.4 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with circular seal impression, affixed to paper backing.
Object Number:
INV.4205
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8797
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Seal: coat of arms sudwige
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Red wax wafer with oblong impression of seal with coat of arms, affixed to paper backing.
Object Number:
INV.4203
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on reverse: "Sudwige"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8796
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Stamp: NY ... Mutual Assurance Co
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1809
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Circular brass die with phoenix emblem and inscription in intaglio.
Object Number:
INV.4047
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on face of stamp: "NEW-YORK / MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMPANY"
Gallery Label:
This seal die was used by the Mutual Assurance Company of the City of New York, a fire insurance company founded in 1787. The company was chartered into a stock insurance company in 1809, at which point it became the Mutual Insurance Company of the City of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1809
eMuseum Object ID:
8794
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Seal of the State of New York
Classification:
Date:
1810-1860
Medium:
Wax, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 3 in. ( 1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Paper covered wax seal of the State of New York with two allegorical female figures flanking a shield and inscriptions in relief on one side, and a rocky island and inscriptions, including the year "1798," on the other.
Object Number:
INV.4044
Marks:
in relief: on one side (obverse?): "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK" and "EXCELSIOR"
in relief: on other side (reverse?): "FRUSTRA" and "1798"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
8793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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