Covered pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1814-1849
Medium:
Red earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 8 x 6 in. ( 27.9 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Red earthenware covered pitcher with inscribed maker's mark; decorated with sprigged flowers, leaves, acorns; domed lid has finial in the form of a squirrel eating an acorn.
Credit Line:
Gift of John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1926.16ab
Marks:
incised: on side: "Crolius / 67 Bayard / New York"
Gallery Label:
Unlike any known pottery from the Crolius family, this pitcher stands apart in its form and decoration. There are several possible explanations: Crolius may have been imitating the folk pottery produced near the home of his ancestors in northern Germany; a potter newly arrived from Germany may have produced it in the Crolius pottery; or a customer may have ordered a piece with these specifications.
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
30552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Classification:
Date:
1799
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 6 in. ( 25.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jar with cobalt blue painted ribbon motif under the incised and painted word "PLUMBS" and marked with incised and painted initials and date on the back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.99
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscription: incised "E * C/1799/N.2," opp. side incised "PLUMBS"
Gallery Label:
The initials "E C" inscribed on this elaborate plum jar suggest that Crolius may have made it for his wife, Elizabeth (Meyer) Crolius, whom he married in 1793.
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1799
eMuseum Object ID:
30551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Batter pitcher
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1798
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 8 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware batter pitcher with stamped flowers, incised leaves decorated with cobalt blue, and maker's name and date hand inscribed across belly.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.587
Marks:
inscribed: by hand around belly: "New York Feby 17th. 1798 / Flowered by Clarkson Crolius / Blue"
Gallery Label:
Batter pitchers were generally used by women for keeping and pouring pancake batter. This elaborate piece may have been a store sample, displaying a variety of decorative techniques that customers could choose from; or, more likely, it was a lovingly designed gift made by Clarkson Crolius for his wife.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1798
eMuseum Object ID:
30550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1814
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glazed stoneware inkwell with pattern of holes, slash decoration in cobalt around top, and maker's mark stamped on front.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.719
Marks:
stamped: on front of inkwell: "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label:
Clarkson Crolius sold his stoneware locally but also shipped wares on boats to southern ports such as Charleston and Savannah. A Crolius inkwell like this one was recently excavated in New Orleans.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
30549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1814-1849
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 36.2 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with incised and cobalt blue painted ribbon motif.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.811
Marks:
impressed: on front: "C. CROLIUS/STONEWARE/MANUFACTURER/NEW-YORK"
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:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
30548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 9.8 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware bulbous pitcher printed in black with view of a freestanding neoclassical building with strolling couple before it, portrait of a robed clergyman opposite, and depiction of Holy Bible on draped plinth under spout, handpainted black bands or accents on rim, handle, under spout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.314
Marks:
printed: in black on exterior: "CENTENARY HALL.1839./LONDON"; "REVD J. WESLEY" opposite "REVD. J. WELEY [sic] BORN. JUNE 14TH/1703/HOLY BIBLE/DIED MAR 2ND/1791."
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
30541
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain plate with deep cavetto; the border pattern is composed of a gilded band at the rim, which in turn is bound by a rust band with gold dots, again bound by a gold line with painted waves; at the top of each wave is a blue diamond, and between the diamonds are blue dots; the secondary border is composed of interlaced bands of blue and gilded rust husks and a plain gold vine; at the center is a gilded blue enamel floral spray.
Object Number:
INV.13100
Gallery Label:
These plates are part of a larger set.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
30536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 19.7 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Yellowware pitcher molded with deer chase and boar hunt in low relief around body; grapes, vines, and leaves on tall neck; crouching hound handle; transparent glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.544
Marks:
applied: white letters on shoulder: "SARAH A. CARPENTER"
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:
30523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Puzzle jug
Classification:
Date:
1648
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 19.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware mug with modeled figure of a man in wide-brimmed hat astride cannon-shaped spout and four modeled figures, possibly of animals, atop tubular rim, which is banded underneath by pierced holes; body decorated with raised slip dots and impressed rosettes; lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1951.366[dup]
Marks:
impressed: on medallions: "GR"; "1648"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this object came from a house in Kent, England. The pierced openwork of the neck necessitates drinking from one of its spouts. Puzzle jugs were commonly made in Europe, especially England, from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. This example is also called Wrothamware.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1648
eMuseum Object ID:
30503
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1650-1750
Medium:
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown white earthenware cylindrical jar with concave sides, rounded base and shoulder, with handpainted underglaze blue decoration of a shield with lion set in scrolling framework with crown, tin-glazed.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Fenwick Beekman
Object Number:
1954.22a
Gallery Label:
Part of a set of 3 jars, 1954.22a-c
Bibliography:
Krohn, Deborah, Peter Miller, and Marybeth De Filippis, eds., "Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick." New York: Bard Graduate Center, New-York Historical Society, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 300-1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
30502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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