Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bobbin
Object Number:
Z.1564.6
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (15.2 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)
Description:
One of a group of twenty wooden handmade bobbins of various shapes and sizes. Has various geometric designs of chip carving; cylindrical; loop carved in the top and a carved decoration linked to the loop.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
