Beaded Appliqué in Box

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Beaded Appliqué in Box

Entry/Object ID

2011.583

Description

A floral appliqué made out of black beads sewn onto brown thread. The appliqué is stored inside a rectangular box that was white with a blue and red plaid pattern. It is unclear what the relationship is between the appliqué and the box.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wm Rogers

Date made

circa 1884

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Information is for maker of box, not appliqué

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Bottom of box

Transcription

Box that Mama's "Wedding Silver" Came in - 1884 / 70 years old June 1954

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Inside of box lid

Transcription

[logo 1] Wm Rogers, Wallingford Ct. [logo 2] Awarded to Wm Rogers & Son Hartford for Silver Plated Ware 1858 [logo 3] Wm Rogers Wallingford Ct. / Wm Rogers X-12. / Sectional Plate Six Solid Steel / DESSERT/ KNIVES / Extra Heavily Silver Plated. / WM. ROGERS, / Wallingford, Conn. / The only survivor of the only four legitimate ROGERS ever associated together in Hartford, West Meriden, or elsewhere.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Appliqué

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box, Knife

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Preparation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

568

Dimensions

Width

2-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Length

8-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

For box.

Width

2-3/4 in

Length

14 in

Dimension Notes

For appliqué

Material

Paper, Beads, Fabric

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Overall Condition

Poor