Two-handled bowl
Classification:
Date:
1814-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 17 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 43.8 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Pearlware soup tureen, oval panelled body with molded loop handles with scrolled brackets; blue underglaze at top of handles and brackets; dark brown blue transfer printed rose-on-leaf border around foot and interior lip; view of building (Boston almshouse) with three figures in foreground repeated twice on body.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.337
Marks:
printed: beneath base: "BEAUTIES OF AMERICA/ALMS HOUSE/BOSTON/J & W RIDGWAY"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
31098
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature plate
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pearlware lobe-edged miniature plate with blue transfer print decoration of children playing and church and buildings in background, and border of pointed leaf tops on rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.196
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31095
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's teapot and cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 14.9 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Child's faceted teapot and cover transfer printed in blue with a log cabin with trees and river behind; border pattern of large and small stars and band entwined by a vine.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.319ab
Gallery Label:
The log cabin series by Ridgway was produced to honor William Henry Harrison, who ran for president in 1836 and 1840. See Larson # 177-179.
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31093
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup and saucer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
cup: 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 6 x 9.5 cm )
saucer: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 14 cm )
Description:
Hand painted pearlware cup and saucer (Gaudy Dutch style) in single rose pattern; blue underglaze with red-brown, green, brown, and yellow overglaze; blue underglaze and brown overglaze encircles rim of both cup and saucer; cup has a leaf and flower inside at bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.445ab
Marks:
impressed: on bottom of saucer: small circle with cross hatching
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
31088
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 7 x 14 cm )
Description:
Hand painted pearlware bowl in Gaudy Dutch style with "Oyster" pattern; "oyster" pattern composed of a potted rose and an oblong blue and yellow band that overlaps it; decorated with blue underglaze and green, black, red-brown, and yellow overglaze; around rim on the inside are alternating images of grapes and flowers, separated by blue and yellow bands.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.441
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
31086
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature sugar bowl with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 10.8 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Miniature molded ("spatterware") pearlware sugar bowl with sponged-on blue underglaze decoration framing landscape in green, brown, and rose with black outlines on either side; two horizontal loop handles.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.470ab
Marks:
scratched: on underside: "X"
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:
31085
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1770-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. ( 7 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Molded redware dish with serrated rim; slip-trailed decoration with large "A.N." between top and bottom; wavy lines on obverse, also glazed.
Object Number:
Z.42
Marks:
written: in slip on obverse: "A N"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. ( 5.7 x 31.4 cm )
Description:
Redware dish with serrated rim with glazed obverse showing significant wear with two pitted patches in center, blackened reverse.
Object Number:
Z.41
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 14 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware vase with eight fluted sides, deeply scalloped; flaring rim on high eight-sided foot; mottled dark brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.728
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 17.1 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Wheel thrown baluster-shaped redware pitcher with applied, grooved strap handle decorated with iron brown rings and orange splotches under a greenish lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.532
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:
31067
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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