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FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF C.W. POST
FRAME WITH MINIATURE OF C.W. POST
Cat. no.:
14.68
Artist:
Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Maker)
Date:
20th c.
The ormolu frame is oval in shape. It has a pinecone at the top which rests on ormolu acanthus leaves. The tripod ormolu base has garlands of leaves as decoration. This rests on a triangle of...
Scabbard
Scabbard
Cat. no.:
14.71.2
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The leather sheath for the knife has an ivory tip. The leather is hardened and green in color. This is a kard-a Persian knife with a straight hilt and no guard.
Knife
Knife
Cat. no.:
14.73
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
The knife is a souvenir. The steel knife and corkscrew are corroded. On one side is a panel with a painting on ivory of the Rathaus at Hamburg and on the other the harbor at Hamburg.
Box
Box
Cat. no.:
14.89
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
20th c.
The box is enameled black on the outside and is gilded inside. On the cover is a round imitation ivory medallion set with a head of a French poodle in black material.
Paper Knife
Paper Knife
Cat. no.:
14.93
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
20th c.
The narrow paper knife has a gilt metal sheath on the lower half. It is decorated with an open work of leaves, flowers and fruit. In the center of the front is a shield with a letter. The rest of...
FRAME
FRAME
Cat. no.:
14.96
Artist:
C. E. Patino (Maker)
Date:
Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.
The frame is rectangular, edged with ornate motifs in high relif in Rococo style, on the top is a bow and sheath of arrows and torch of Cupid. At each side and at the bottom is a Cupid playing in...
CLOCK
CLOCK
Cat. no.:
16.39
Artist:
Edward F. Caldwell & Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Date:
early 20th Century
The round clock sits on a rectangular bronze base. In the front are five motifs set in rectangles and in low relief. They are a deer, a fish, an urn of flowers, a bird and a rosette. In low relief...
BAROMETER/THERMOMETER
BAROMETER/THERMOMETER
Cat. no.:
16.41
Artist:
S. Smith (Maker)
Date:
19th c.
The barometer is long and thin with a rounded end at the bottom and top. At the bottom of the long shaft is a round box-like extremity. At the top is an arched ivory plaque divided into two parts....
CEREMONIAL NAVAL DAGGER
CEREMONIAL NAVAL DAGGER
Cat. no.:
2007.17
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
19th c.
Dagger of steel with bone or possibly Bakelite and brass. The hilt is "s" scroll shape topped by a finial of brass with button-shaped knot at top. Blade is ribbed and has a double eagle on one...
PAIR OF SHOES
PAIR OF SHOES
Cat. no.:
2014.12.2.1-2
Artist:
Date:
May, 1939
1 pair slippers of white satin, lace bows and ivory heels. Wedding shoes worn by Emlen Knight Davies, May 1940. 3 1/4 inch, ankle strap shoe, open-toed, ivory silk satin, edged in gold leather,...
FOLDING LEAF FAN
FOLDING LEAF FAN
Cat. no.:
2014.3.12
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1900-1920
Folded leaf fan consisting of ivory sticks and guards with a cream silk leaf adorned with metal sequins in the shapes of stars, leaves, flowers, and circles on the obverse and nothing on the...
SILVER PHEASANT FEATHER FAN
SILVER PHEASANT FEATHER FAN
Cat. no.:
2014.3.22
Artist:
Unknown
Date:
1900-1930
Feather folding fan with transparent yellow/orange guards and sticks. The silver pheasant feathers are sewn onto painted and pierced ivory sticks which are attached to the celluloid sticks. At...
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