Chatelaine Maker: Nathaniel Coleman (American, 1765–1842)

ca. 1800

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (1.59 × 4.45 cm, 3 g)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933

Accession Number

1985.84.25

Geography

Made in Burlington, New Jersey

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Mr. Kossack purchased this chatelaine from Haddonfield Antiques, 6 Kings Highway, Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1985–1987," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 40, no. 2 (Spring 1988): 50.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"N•COLEMAN" [Roman capitals conjoined "MAN"; pellet] in rectangle on back of strap.

Technical metadata and APIs

IIIF

Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more

Linked Art

API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.