Plate
Classification:
Date:
1892
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 1 x 21 cm )
Description:
Scallop-edged glazed earthenware plate with transfer print decoration in brown of portrait bust of William Cullen Bryant and border of bay leaves and berries on rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Object Number:
1948.561e
Marks:
impressed: on back: "Wedgwood" [unidentified mark impressed above Wedgwood]; "DXU"; "77" [or 11]
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of a set of 6, with portrait images of Washington, Lincoln, Sheridan, Sherman, and William Cullen Bryant.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
31241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 6 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Wheel thrown stoneware tobacco jar, baluster shape with sprigged decoration; grape leaf and cluster border below rim and at base; banner-shaped cartouche on front above half-length figure in banded headdress snorting tobacco or snuff; traces of brown paint on figure and on scrolling border of cartouche with stepped conical brass lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.330
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31239
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco jar with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Stoneware, pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Molded stoneware tobacco jar covered in brown slip and decorated with rose buds, leaves, and cupids in high relief; pewter cover with narrow concentric bands and three-tiered finial.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1546ab
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.3 x 13.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Glazed redware still bank molded in the shape of a lion; pierced horizontal slot in back (for coins).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1395
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vases (2)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 in. × 7 1/2 in. (22.9 × 19.1 cm)
Description:
One of a pair of urn-shaped black molded stoneware vases, exterior of vessels decorated with bright polychrome floral sprigs (mostly chrysanthemums) in overglaze enamels.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1947.412a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31233
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
d-vase: 9 x 5 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.
Description:
Molded earthenware vase from a garniture of five pieces. Faceted cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot; hand painted in blue with a large flower basket within a scrolling cartouche on a white ground; blue sprig on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number:
1969.21d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
31230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
c-vase with cover: 12 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Description:
Molded earthenware vase from a garniture of five pieces. Baluster shaped with faceted, domed lids with assymetrical scrolling finials; hand painted in blue with a large flower basket within a scrolling cartouche on a white ground; blue sprig on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number:
1969.21c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
31228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 5 x 3 1/4 in. ( 13.7 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Octagonal pearlware ("spatterware") pitcher with angular handle; yellow sponged-on underglaze decoration with red and green tulip.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.775
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:
31214
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 21.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") plate with slightly faceted brim and correspondingly angled rim; brim decorated in alternating sponged on blue and green underglaze stripes; at center, hand painted red and blue flower with small green leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.773
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:
31213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 21.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") plate with image of schoolhouse and tree at center; schoolhouse hand painted in red, and the grass, dirt, and tree are underglaze applied with a sponge; brim entirely covered in sponged-on red underglaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.772
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:
31212
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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