Whistle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Molded earthenware bird-shaped whistle decorated with mottled yellow, brown and blue glaze; tail functions as mouthpiece.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9324
Marks:
written: on adhesive label on bottom of whistle: "259/Eng."
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in. ( 6.4 x 9.5 x 7.2 cm )
Description:
Pearlware cup with a scroll handle, brown transfer printed decoration, two identical eagles with arrows and shields, travelling at sea in an open shell; between the eagles is a scrolling foliate design with inscription.
Object Number:
INV.8230
Marks:
printed in brown: on body: "Prosper / 'Freedom'"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whistle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Molded earthenware bird-shaped whistle decorated with blue, grey and green underglaze; mouthpiece on tail.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9331
Marks:
written: on adhesive collector's label on bottom of whistle: "563 / Eng"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33290
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whistle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Molded glazed marbled redware whistle in the form of a bird; the tail functions as a mouthpiece and there is a pierced vent hole near one wing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9330
Marks:
written: on adhesive collector's label on bottom of whistle: "935 / Eng"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
33288
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 23.2 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with black transfer print of the ruins of the Merchant's Exchange; border of eight reserves alternating with firefighting emblems and American eagle; central image of facade of Merchant's Exchange after the Great Fire of 1835; figures in foreground looking at building.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.128
Marks:
transfer-printed: in black on underside of plate: [eagle] "Stone ware/RUINS/MERCHANTS'/EXCHANGE"
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "71" [collector's label]
typed: on label on underside of plate: "In 1835 the "Great Fire" swept over thirt
Gallery Label:
This plate is from a series of three that depict the devastation of the Great Fire of December 16, 1835, that destroyed nearly seven hundred buildings. The Merchants' Exchange, completed in 1827, was a building of both financial importance and architectural beauty; Coenties Slip was a bustling commercial pier.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
33250
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 8 in. ( 1.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with black transfer-printed image of the burning of Coenties Slip, New York; border with eight reserves alternating with firefighting emblems and American eagle; central image of burning warehouse building with river and boat in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.129
Marks:
transfer-printed: in black on underside of plate: [eagle] and "Stone ware/VIEW/FROM/COENTIES-SLIP"
printed: on adhesive label on underside of plate: "72" [collector's label]
Gallery Label:
This plate is from a series of three that depict the devastation of the Great Fire of December 16, 1835, that destroyed nearly seven hundred buildings. The Merchants' Exchange, completed in 1827, was a building of both financial importance and architectural beauty; Coenties Slip was a bustling commercial pier.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
33209
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 10 x 8 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 25.4 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware vegetable dish with dark blue transfer print of West Point Military Academy; dish has scalloped rim, shell border, and central image of the Hudson River with the academy buildings in the left distance; landscape and two figures in foreground. Exterior sides of dish with transfer print of pastoral river scene. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 40)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.173
Marks:
written: on jelly label on underside of dish: "West Point Military Academy"
Gallery Label:
Based on the 1831 engraving, "West Point from Phillipstown," after a painting by W.J. Bennett, this view shows West Point Military Academy, fifty miles north of New York City. West Point Military Academy was founded by an Act of Congress in 1802. This view depicts the earliest buildings, which were replaced after 1902.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33202
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washbowl: View of the Entrance of the Erie Canal at Albany
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 12 in. ( 11.1 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware washbowl with flaring rim, decorated with dark blue transfer print of the entrance to the Erie Canal at Albany; band of floral decoration printed on outside of washbowl and on interior rim; center of interior printed with scene of Erie Canal at Albany, with figures fishing in foreground, and canal boats and lock at center. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 42)
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1921.18
Marks:
transfer printed: in blue on underside of washbowl: "ENTRANCE OF/THE ERIE CANAL/INTO THE HUDSON/AT ALBANY"
Gallery Label:
The completion of the 362-mile Erie Canal in 1825 was the cause of great celebration that included festivals in Albany, Little Falls, Rochester, and New York. This is one of three views that comprised Enoch Wood's commemorative canal series.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33192
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup tureen and cover
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 10 in. ( 29.8 x 39.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware soup tureen and cover with dark blue transfer print of Belleville (New Jersey) on the Passaic River; tureen has bulbous oval shape with projecting foliate and pierced ring handles and oval foot; domed oval cover with large flower finial and molded foliate terminus; dome of cover transfer printed with river and ship scene with band of shells below; tureen decorated with two prints of same view: river scene with sailboats, large building (church?) in distance, and figure fishing in foreground. (Larsen, 3rd ed. no. 14)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.338ab
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of tureen: "BELLVILLE/ON THE PASSAIC RIVER" in plaque below eagle, shield, and banner
printed: on collector's label on underside of tureen: "296"
Gallery Label:
This tureen pairs an idyllic depiction of Belleville, New Jersey on the bowl with a view of scenic New York Bay on the cover. Belleville, on the west bank of the Passaic River, was noted for its early industry as well as its scenic beauty. The view of New York Bay is from the vantage point of Bedloe's Island, now the site of the Statue of Liberty.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33171
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 26 x 23.5 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware pitcher with dark blue transfer print of a view of the aqueduct bridge at Little Falls; bulbous-shaped pitcher with foliate curved handle, wide spout with molded feathered edge, and circular foot; top of interior and upper portion of exterior transfer-printed with floral decoration; bulbous area transfer-printed with two views of the Erie Canal; one view shows canal boats and locks with figures in foreground; second view shows aqueduct bridge with three arches. (Larsen, 3rd ed., no. 43)
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.305
Marks:
transfer-printed: in blue on underside of pitcher: "VIEWS OF THE/ERIE CANAL"
printed: on collector's label on underside of pitcher: "267"
Gallery Label:
The completion of the 362-mile Erie Canal in 1825 was the cause of great celebration that included festivals in Albany, Little Falls, Rochester, and New York. This is one of three views that comprised Enoch Wood's commemorative canal series.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
33167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.











