Plate
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate decorated with blue transfer printed Nanking border surrounding pastoral Chinese scene; two gilt bands encircling border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1936.747
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
30909
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate decorated with blue transfer printed Nanking border surrounding pastoral Chinese scene; two gilt bands encircling border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1936.746
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
30908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1800-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 in. ( 2.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with silver luster openwork along rim and a low relief wicker basket pattern around brim; black transfer printed central view depicting castle on a rocky hill in the distance with a small cottage, figures, and a bridge over a stream in the foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron
Object Number:
1951.241d
Marks:
printed: in black on front of plate: "Schonberg"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30878
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1800-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 in. ( 2.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with silver luster openwork along rim and a low relief wicker basket pattern around brim; black transfer printed central view depicting castle with a ruin in the foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron
Object Number:
1951.241c
Marks:
printed: in black on front of plate: "Rheinstein"; "9"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30875
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1800-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 8 in. ( 2.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with silver luster openwork along rim and a low relief wicker basket pattern around brim; black transfer printed central view depicting castle on a bluff overlooking the water, with two figures standing in the foreground, one pointing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jean Morron and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Burch in memory of John R. Morron and Belle G. Morron
Object Number:
1951.241b
Marks:
printed: in black on front of plate: "Rheinfels"; "4"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30874
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 25.7 cm )
Description:
Molded creamware plate printed in black with central star-studded medallion with view of allegorical figure of woman holding shield and laurel branch walking on shore near monument, ship in background; border printed with striped oval medallions.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.140
Marks:
impressed: on base: "HERCULANEUM"
printed: on front: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WASHINGTON"; "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
painted: on brim: "M R R" in flowing script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
30868
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware bank with iron brown blotches under lead glaze; beehive-shaped with finial and vertical slot.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.880
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:
30850
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Molded glazed redware cylindrical jar with relief decoration consisting of two men seated at a table, floral bouquets and a band of flowers around the shoulders.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1545ab
Marks:
stamped: on base: "V 2"
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:
30849
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamer
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 x 4 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 15.2 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Creamer with mask spout and angled handle, transfer-printed in blue with Chinese river scene with buildings; border pattern of wide blue band bordered by spears and posts.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1936.730
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
30843
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figurine
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 5 x 2 5/8 in. ( 22.2 x 12.7 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware figurine on oval base; kneeling female figure in lavender skirt, blue bodice, and fringed sash, awith her arms around an adjacent to a rectangular pink brick pillar surmounted by a cross in the role of Alice in Meyerbeer's opera.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.233
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this figurine represents Jenny Lind as "Alice" in Meyerbeer's Opera of Roberto il Diavolo. Jenny Lind made her debut in the role of Alice in 1847 at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
30817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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