Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1824-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 14 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Pearlware pitcher with angular bamboo-shaped handle; blue transfer print portraits of Lafayette and George Washington; floral border in interior rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.313
Marks:
printed: beneath base: "Z"
stamped: on base of handle: "24"
printed: on rim: "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/VISIT, OF GEN. LAFAYETTE TO/THE U.S. OF AMERICA, IN THE YEAR/1824"
printed: around portrait: "FAYETTE/THE NATIONS GUEST"
printed: on rim: "FIRST IN W
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
31057
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1816-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 9 x 7 in. ( 20.3 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware pitcher with strap handle, trimmed with pink luster and with two black transfer printed views with inscriptions: first, a sea battle between ships flying American flags and unidentified ships; second, fully rigged ship flying American flag on left, ship in clouds of smoke with only one mast left standing; pink luster around rim, spout, foot, and neck, as well as decorating handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.302
Marks:
printed: in black below first view: "SECOND VIEW OF COM. PERRY'S VICTORY"
printed: in black below second view: "THE WASP & REINDEER"
printed: in black below both views: "Bentley Wear & Bowne Engravers & Painters Shelton Staffordshire"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
31055
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter
Classification:
Date:
1831-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 11 in. ( 3.8 x 33.7 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware oval platter with scalloped and beaded edge; black transfer printed lace and floral border with pastoral view of factory (iron works at Saugerties, NY).
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.263
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "Iron works at/Saugerties/JACKSONS WARRANTED"
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
31053
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washbowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. ( 13 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") washbowl, slightly faceted with correspondingly angled rim; inside, three large red roses with black stems and green leaves are painted on the inside; area around roses (except for bottom) is covered in blue sponged-on underglaze; around outside, single band of sponged-on blue underglaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.759
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:
31046
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 21 cm )
Description:
Hand painted Gaudy Dutch style molded pearlware plate in single rose pattern; blue underglaze and red-brown, yellow, brown, and green overglaze; rim is encircled by blue underglaze stripe with brown borders and a yellow pattern.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.446
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:
31041
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 17.1 x 18.1 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown baluster-shaped redware pitcher with applied strap handle decorated with incised bands on rim and shoulder under a dark green and blue glaze.
Object Number:
INV.12624
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar lid
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 20.6 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware lid with two indented bands and a flat, round finial; dark, lustrous, low gloss brownish red (Albany slip) glaze.
Object Number:
Z.45
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31020
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 18.1 cm )
Description:
Hand painted molded pearlware "Gaudy Dutch" soup plate with urn pattern; blue underglaze and red-brown, yellow, brown, and green overglaze; border design is composed of alternating bunches of grapes and flowers separated by blue and yellow stripes.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.438
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:
30999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Hand painted molded pearlware plate in Gaudy Dutch style with grape pattern; blue underglaze with red-brown, green, brown, black, and yellow; rim is encircled by blue band with yellow decoration and brown border.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.437
Marks:
painted: on back in red brown: "2[underlined]/1036" with two lines underneath
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:
30998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl and cover
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 19 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware sugar bowl and cover (Gaudy Dutch style), rectangular with flaring walls and wide flange, two angular rounded handles and rectangular semi-domed cover with finial molded in shape of a flower hand-painted with war bonnet pattern in blue underglaze and red, yellow, green, and brown underglaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.430ab
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:
30995
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.












