Browse Items (38 total)

White with a pink Sensitive Plant motif and gilt inside mouth of the vase. The Sensitive Plant can be found on the grounds of the museum. This was a wedding gift to Judge and Mrs McClendon. Vase said to be designed by Ney and painted by Nannie…

Three ivory spoons. This object is part of the original 1909 collection, from when the Elisabet Ney Museum was first established.

White, green, and gold ceramic perfume bottle with a long neck and wide bottom. Bottle has its own peaked stopper. Mrs. Willie B. Rutland, the museum's first curator, claimed these had belonged to Ney's mother. This object is part of the original…

Cane rug beater, paddle is a clover leaf design. This object is part of the original 1909 collection, from when the Elisabet Ney Museum was first established.

Single loop-handled jug with broken and missing portion. In optimal conditions, this jug would allow water to slowly escape in the form of evaporation, cooling the contents as much as 20 degrees. This object is part of the original 1909 collection,…

Single cylinder alcohol and turpentine burning lamp. Made of brass, this piece has three soldered feet on the underside and a threaded interior base. A large spring is housed inside between two bass tubes. The lower rounded portion is oxidizing. The…

Box with drawing implements, including charcoal and smudge tools. This object is part of the original 1909 collection, from when the Elisabet Ney Museum was first established.

Black velvet, bow in front with blue silk lining. In poor condition. This object is part of the original 1909 collection, from when the Elisabet Ney Museum was first established.

Silver necklace. Filagree of ten pieces strung together with black velvet (removed). Chain is missing. Each of the pieces are in a leaf or droplet pattern. This object is part of the original 1909 collection, from when the Elisabet Ney Museum was…

Soft chamois leather change pouch, with hole along the edge for a drawstring. This object is part of the original 1909 collection, from when the Elisabet Ney Museum was first established.

Two-piece man's embroidered shirt-front, requires studs.

Wrist watch, blackened with incomplete and broken serpentine band. Removed from the frame because the framer used glue, synthetic felt, and cardboard. This was done to protect the metal. It was the suspicion of the collections manager that the…

Joseph Dibrell, a Texas lawyer and politician, and his wife, Ella Dancy Dibrell, were good friends and supporters of Elisabet Ney. Following Ney's death in 1907, the Dibrells purchased the sculptor's Austin studio, Formosa, to preserve her legacy.…