Online Collections Database
Bottle Drying Rack

Bottle Drying Rack

Object/Artifact

Bottle dryer made of a 1 7/8" piece of oak with four tapered sticks set into its face and wire hanger nailed into top.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

A wheel-thrown bowl made of red clay, covered with a brown-tan lead glaze featuring dark specks of deeper brown. The bowl has ear-like handles and is attributed to Alvin Wilcox of West Bloomfield, New York, based on matching shards found at the site of his pottery shop.

Bowl

Bowl

Glassware

End of the day glass work blown into the same form of object number 2022.28.036. Tiny bowl in aquamarine, front has an empty oval frame, on the opposite side is a flower in a circular frame. Two-tiered base three tiers around the neck.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Turned wooden bowl.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Featheredge pearlware bowl. Ivory base color, blue edge.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Feather edge pearlware bowl. Ivory base color, blue edge.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Shallow yellow ware bowl with flaring sides.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Round pewter bowl with "B" imprinted on bottom.

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Small round bowl "B" imprinted on bottom of each

Bowl

Bowl

Object/Artifact

Blue transferware with floral elements on rim and town scene in center.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Box with wooden base. Pasteboard sides covered with green/pink plaid paper (appears to be a green stripe because of fading.) Bright blue/gold label with grapes covers lid.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Bentwood storage box secured with copper tacks.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Tin box painted green with stenciled flowers.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Bentwood box with the initial "E" and "16 cents" scratched on exterior top.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Paper box the lower half of which is covered in a pink small pattern. Top covered with a black and white label with swan and two fountains. Top of box painted yellow under the pink paper and label.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Painted green with hinged lid and applied molding on the cover and base In pencil on the inside top of cover "Daniel Page Simons [Swissons?] E.E., Dryden N.Y., A."

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Green painted box with sliding cover.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Round box painted red with bottom of pine and sides of bent wood.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Round with bent wood sides. Exterior painted dark mustard with black and lilac sponged design.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Box - with 116 uncatalogued dress stays.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Muff box covered with black paper, original label on cover featuring a lion.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Small box with carved top. A medallion on the top of the lid shows a carving of two men, the corner of a building, and decorative scroll work. Box is hinged with a tiny brass flower on the front of it. Interior is lined with blue velvet and an impression is left where something once sat. Most likely a brooch.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Box with wooden base. Pasteboard sides covered with green/pink plaid paper (appears to be a green stripe because of fading.) Bright blue/gold label with grapes covers lid.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Round box with lid and handle in its original green paint, most of which is faded to gray. Hand-hewn handle and pegs which secure the handle to the box.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Round box with lid in original ocher paint. Missing handle.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Handmade box covered with black paper. Unlined.

Box

Box

Object/Artifact

Round storage box with lid.

Bracelet

Bracelet

Object/Artifact

Bracelet with strap band with clasp and crimped 4-layer blossom on front. 10th wedding anniversary gift.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

Green braid in 5 yard package wrapped in paper label. 76.114.12-16, one is missing.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

Blue braid in 5 yard package and wrapped in paper label. 76.144.38-44, missing one.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

Grey braid in 5 yard package and wrapped in paper label. 76.114.45-52.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

Olive green braid in 5 yard package and wrapped in paper label. 76.114.17-20.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

Brown braid in 5 yard package and wrapped in paper label. 76.114.21-28, one missing.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

Dark brown braid in 5 yard package and wrapped in paper label. 76.114.29-31, one missing.

Braid

Braid

Object/Artifact

White braid in 5 yard package and wrapped in paper label. 76.114.32-37, two missing.

Brass Plate

Brass Plate

Object/Artifact

Brass plate off a monument on the boundary of the Erie Canal. Reads: "Erie Canal / Sect. Nine / Cen. Line Mon." and " Sta" and Offset" Blocks beside "Sta" and "Offset" are blank.

Breakfast Table

Breakfast Table

Object/Artifact

Drop leaf table with one drawer with brass circular pull. String inlay around top edge, drawer and down legs. Line and cuff inlays on tapered legs. Book inlay above each leg. Hepplewhite Pembroke

Broadax

Broadax

Object/Artifact

Rough-edged wrought iron head attached to a wooden handle.

Broadside, "Holley Cabinet Ware House"

Broadside, "Holley Cabinet Ware House"

Archive

This broadside advertises Chase Richardson's cabinetmaking business, and reads, in part: Holley / Cabinet/ Ware House. / C. Richardson / would inform the people of Holley, and vicinity, / that he still continues the Cabinet Making business 3 doors south of Perry's Tavern..." Printed in various sizes and styles of type, with a central composite image of period furniture, including a dresser, paint fancy chairs, Grecian settee, a washstand and tilt-top table. The text within a thick ornamental border.

Broadside, 1809

Broadside, 1809

Object/Artifact

Broadside pronouncing the lifting of embargo and non-intercourse law with Great Britain. Dated 1809.

Broom

Broom

Object/Artifact

Broom and handle made from one piece. Broom "straws" have been whittled from handle and tied with a piece of rawhide (missing). Rawhide tie through hole at end of handle.

Broom

Broom

Object/Artifact

Whittled birch broom.

Brush Hook

Brush Hook

Object/Artifact

One completely hand made brush hook with wrought iron blade, blade attachment hardware and wooden handle. Blade or hook is "S" shaped

Bucket

Bucket

Object/Artifact

Bucket with lid. 14 staves with circular wooden base. 3 wooden hoops, lapped and secured with wrought iron nails. Lid made of 2 semi-circular pieces of wood dowelled together. Edge is lapped, and secured to the top with nails.

Bucket

Bucket

Object/Artifact

Covered bucket with handle. Original dark brown paint with strapped hoops and rim on lid.

Bucket

Bucket

Object/Artifact

Red bucket over an earlier ochre with three metal withes secured with three nails each. 2-3/4" wooden brace supports two-piece cover. Wire bail handle with wooden grip.

Bucket

Bucket

Object/Artifact

Bucket with sharply tapered sides and swinging bentwood handle. Made of wood and leather.

Bucket

Bucket

Object/Artifact

Bucket. Round brass bucket with iron handle secured with copper rivets.

Bundt Pan

Bundt Pan

Object/Artifact

Ceramic Bundt pan. Swirl form with yellow and green slip; some cracking. 20th century wire "make-do" repair.

Burnisher

Burnisher

Object/Artifact

Burnisher. Notched at one end, tapered to a flat edge at the other.

Burnside Carbine Rifle

Burnside Carbine Rifle

Firearm

.54 caliber Burnside rifle. A breech-loading carbine that saw widespread use during the American Civil War. The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside. The carbine used a special brass cartridge which was also invented by Burnside. This cartridge contained a bullet and powder, but no primer. It was the 3rd most popular carbine used in the war, behind Sharps and Spencer.

Butter Churn

Butter Churn

Object/Artifact

Butter churn with red barrel and six-bent-wood hoops. Plunger with 2 perpendicular boards at its base that fits through hole in cover.

Butter Churn

Butter Churn

Object/Artifact

Red, triangular-shaped churn, with a flat top. Cover is a square wooden plank with rectangular hole. Beater has a long carved handle with 6 wooden slats attached to base and swings on a dowel.

Butter Dish

Butter Dish

Object/Artifact

Butter Dish. 3-part dish: base, pierced shelf, and cover. Wide gold band.

Butter Dish

Butter Dish

Object/Artifact

Silver butter dish with a rabbit finial and repoussé decoration. Pierced plate and scroll decoration applied on the rim of dish.

Butter Mold

Butter Mold

Object/Artifact

Cup-shaped form with handled plunger and print face decorated with a cross surrounded by four carved leaves.

Butter Mold

Butter Mold

Object/Artifact

One wooden butter mold in three pieces. The side pieces hook together by dovetailed corners at opposite corners and brass hooks on the other corners. Inside, the patterned wooden block sits in the grooves of the side pieces. The block has four recessed leaf or floral style patterns.

Butter Mold

Butter Mold

Object/Artifact

Butter mold with four leaves and a center diamond carved in face.

Butter Paddle

Butter Paddle

Object/Artifact

A butter paddle with a handle shaped like a stylized bird's head, featuring a pair of eyes cut into the sides of the head.

Butter Plate

Butter Plate

Object/Artifact

Bread and butter plate. Mulberry ware. Ironstone with a transfer printed pattern called "CYPRUS" in a reddish brown.

Butter Tub

Butter Tub

Object/Artifact

Butter tub. Wide band of white outlined by smaller bands of blue. Dome lid with knob top and blue floral decoration within white band.

Cabbage Cutter

Cabbage Cutter

Object/Artifact

Cabbage cutter with tombstone-shaped board with hole for hanging. Double steel blade secured to body by means of 1" wooden strips.

Cabinet

Cabinet

Object/Artifact

Wooden two door cabinet with 5 shelves, painted gray.

Cabinetmaker's Design Book

Cabinetmaker's Design Book

Archive

A cabinet maker’s notebook/sketchbook is quarter bound in fine brown calfskin with covers of cream, brown, and blue, marbled paper. Original binding. On the front endpaper written in light pencil it says “Chase Richardson, Sandy Hill, NY, 1832”. The inside pages are filled with drawings of various furniture rendered in both pencil and ink. Furniture is drawn with all measurements notated and most have titles stating the name of the item and the style. In some drawings different options are shown such as different styles of furniture legs and some drawings have prices listed. There are pages filled with designs of patterns that could be carved into the furniture. In the back of the notebook there are more than a dozen extremely detailed recipes for various finishes that have been attributed to the cabinet makers who created the recipe. The recipes are in different hands, possibly the creators of the recipe wrote it in his notebook for him. Various dates throughout are listed from 1830-1833.

Caddy

Caddy

Object/Artifact

Caddy with straight sides and small wire handle on cover which fits within collar.

Caddy

Caddy

Object/Artifact

Caddy with straight sides and sloping shoulder. Cover fits over collar.

Cake Mold

Cake Mold

Object/Artifact

Two parts: (1) Round form with center tube to create a hollow center baked good; two small tin loops on upper sides of form to correspond with those on lid. (2) Round cover with concentric decorative circles on top, oval tin handle, two small tin loops on sides of lid.

Cake Mold

Cake Mold

Object/Artifact

One redware Turk's-Cap cake or pudding mold with black or dark brown manganese spots on the inside and outside of the mold. The mold has a fluted shape with a scalloped edge. It is unmarked, but George Hamell attributes it to Western New York in that it "very closely conforms to those made by Alvin Wilcox, West Bloomfield, NY. Very similar in proportions and identical in the number and modeling of the flutes."

Cake Pan

Cake Pan

Object/Artifact

Cake pan shaped as a six-pointed star.

Cake Plate

Cake Plate

Object/Artifact

A white cake plate with a shaped edge and embossed designs at the handle-like points. It is decorated with blue clay, sprigged-on flowers on the marley. In the Chelsea style.

Cake Plate

Cake Plate

Object/Artifact

A white cake plate with colorless molded decoration of swags and flowers on the marley, and blue clay sprigged-on grape vines accented with pink luster highlights. Classified as Chelsea type.

Cake Plate

Cake Plate

Object/Artifact

Cake plate with shaped edge and wide fluted design and decorated with blue clay, sprigged-on urns with flowers and fleur-de-lis. Chelsea type.

Cake Plate

Cake Plate

Object/Artifact

A white cake plate with a shaped edge, featuring embossed designs at the handle-like points and blue clay sprigged-on flowers decorating the marley. Classified as Chelsea type.

Cake Plate

Cake Plate

Object/Artifact

Cake plate decorated with a small thistle and floral sprig.

Cake Plate

Cake Plate

Object/Artifact

Cake plate. Round, rimmed cake plate over a turned stem on a convex base. Quatrefoil design in center of plate and base. Two circles of 1/4" roping for decoration underneath the plate. Pressed glass.

Cake Stand

Cake Stand

Object/Artifact

Scalloped rim cake stand on plate and foot. Pattern is "Florence" by W. T. Copeland. Scroll design inspired by the illumination of an Italian Renaissance manuscript. "Charlotte" shape.

Cake Stand

Cake Stand

Object/Artifact

Scalloped rim cake stand on plate and foot. Pattern is "Florence" by W. T. Copeland. Scroll design inspired by the illumination of an Italian Renaissance manuscript. "Charlotte" shape.

Caliper

Caliper

Object/Artifact

Two pointed arms, hinged at top.

Camphene Lamp

Camphene Lamp

Object/Artifact

Camphene oil lamp. Cylindrical reservoir rests on a small saucer which is supported on a round stem above a larger saucer with a round handle. On the reservoir is: one burner, one spout for filling, a chain with wick pick, and a chain minus the cap.

Camphene Lamp

Camphene Lamp

Object/Artifact

Camphene lamp with conical font with two burners on a saucer base with strap handle. Burners are in a threaded brass cap.

Camphene Lamp

Camphene Lamp

Object/Artifact

Camphene lamp. Wire hanger attached to narrow tin strap back piece with a tin body and brass threads in spout to accommodate the brass camphene burner with its wick adjuster. Chain minus its cap hangs from the shaft of the wick adjuster.

Candle Box

Candle Box

Object/Artifact

A candle box made of pine with a beveled cover. The surface has been refinished.

Candle Box

Candle Box

Object/Artifact

Cylindrical-shaped candle box with double hinged lid, two straps for hanging and a hinged latch.

Candle Lamp

Candle Lamp

Object/Artifact

Pressed front with peg bottom to fit into a candlestick.

Candle Lamp

Candle Lamp

Object/Artifact

A hanging candle lamp designed for use with a rush or candle, featuring a spring device that allows the height to be adjusted.

Candle Lantern

Candle Lantern

Object/Artifact

Metal frame enclosing a glass shade and containing one candle cup with swing wire bail handle. Fluted round smoke bell at top.

Candle Lantern

Candle Lantern

Object/Artifact

A triangular candle lantern with two glazed sides and one sheet iron side with sliding door, the top is pointed and has a ring handle.

Candle Lantern

Candle Lantern

Object/Artifact

Pierced tin with round, tin strap handle for hanging.

Candle Lantern

Candle Lantern

Object/Artifact

Cylindrical candle lantern with pierced designs and a hinged door with clasp. Painted silver.

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