2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
Artist/Maker: Heinrich Handwerck

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Fire carrier

Fire carrier
Object name 
Fire carrier
Date 
1770-1830
Medium 
Iron
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14 x 44.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description 
Box-shaped pan of sheet iron with canted nose, top hinged lid pierced with round holes forming five-pointed star, brass finial; wrought iron stump handle with curling terminal.
Credit Line 
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number 
1930.69
Gallery Label 
According to accession records, this fire carrier was purchased from C. W. Ives, New Haven, CT.
Provenance 
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.