Toby pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840-1845
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14.9 x 14 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Molded yellow ware baluster shaped fluted pitcher; neck and spout molded as a man's head with tricorn hat; fine scrolling pattern around fluted sides; scrolling handle with acanthus leaf thumbpiece; mottled brown glaze.
Credit Line:
Gift of K. E. Mount
Object Number:
1879.1
Marks:
impressed: within circle: "AMERICAN / POTTERYC. / O / JERSEY CITY, N.J."
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this toby pitcher is from the Old Ale House in New York City, located on the corner of Thames and Temple Streets until 1898.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
30024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Water jug
Classification:
Date:
1829-1838
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 10 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware water jug with impressed commemorative inscription and maker's mark, and decorated with bands of stamped flowers and dots as well as an applied molded eagle and two shields. Handle missing.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1947.142
Marks:
impressed: on both sides of jug: "CLARK & FOX / ATHENS, NY"; "GEORGE EDWIN SEYMOUR / COMMANDER OF STEAM-BOATS / TELEGRAPH, CALEDONIA, QUEBEC, THISTLE, / COMMERCE, & SAFETY-BARGE LADY-CLINTON, & / STEAM-BOATS NEW-PHILADELPHIA, & DE-WITT CLINTON."
Gallery Label:
This jug was presented to George Edwin Seymour, a commander of steamboats on the Hudson River Day Line, perhaps to commemorate his retirement. The jug originally had a looped carrying handle over the top. This is extremely unusual in its form, inscription, and elaborate decor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
30021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cream pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 19 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware creamer in the form of a cow with opening in mouth and on top of back that has cover with leaf finial; with looped tail and horns standing on rectangular base with grasses in relief; mottled brown glaze (Rockingham) with green flecks.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.659ab
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30002
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Classification:
Date:
1843-1891
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 11 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Tall ovoid salt-glaze stoneware jug with strap handle and rounded collar with flat top; decorated with two leaves with stems leading to third leaf lying on its side, painted in cobalt oxide below impressed maker's mark below neck; two incised concentric circles around neck.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1928.66
Marks:
impressed: on front: "N. CLARK JR"; "4"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
29994
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pot
Classification:
Date:
1845-1852
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 12 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled crock decorated with an image of a cobalt blue chicken feeding on front, with impressed maker's mark beneath front rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.468
Marks:
impressed: beneath rim: "ADAM CAIRE/POKEEPSIE, N. Y."
Gallery Label:
Potter Adam Caire served a six-year apprenticeship before entering the business. After a twenty-year partnership with Philip Riedinger, Adam Caire ran his own substantial manufactory for nearly twenty years.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
29987
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Redware flask with black glaze, barrel shape with incised bands and small round hole in side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.581
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:
29951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Seminole dish
Classification:
Date:
1911-1930
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical Seminole earthenware dish with slightly flaring sides; interior painted bright orange; exterior decorated with two incised bands painted orange and punched dots between bands; "F" shaped symbol in bright green repeated around circumference of dish above bands; 5 sailboats painted near bottom with multi-colored hulls and sails; unglazed.
Object Number:
Z.1448
Gallery Label:
According to a note found with the object, this dish was made in the Dania Reservation of the Seminoles and was among the earliest modern pottery.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
29933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flask
Classification:
Date:
1858-1862
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 x 2 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 15.2 x 7 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware round, flattened bottle with top loop handle; molded view of two hounds with rifle propped on stump on one side and satchel with fallen game: fowl and hare; mottled light brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.723
Marks:
raised: and molded on side: "B. F. & CO"
impressed: on opposing side: "BULKLEY, FISKE, & CO./NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
Bulkley, Fiske, & Co., Grocers, at 51 Vesey Street, were listed in New York City directories from 1858 to 1862.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
29841
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1796-1819
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 7 3/4 in. ( 30.5 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with impressed and cobalt blue painted crescents and leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.820
Marks:
impressed: on front: "COMMERAW'S/STONEWARE/CORLEARS/HOOK/N. YORK"
Gallery Label:
Scholars long assumed that stoneware potter Thomas W. Commeraw was of European descent. Recent research, however, shows that he was a free African American. His pottery was located at Corlear's Hook on the East River, near today's Chinatown. It produced utilitarian storage vessels like this jug from 1797 to 1819. Commeraw was involved in the antislavery movement, and in 1820 he traveled to Sierra Leone as an advocate for the American Colonization Society, which promoted the "return" of free African Americans to Africa.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
29798
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1814-1849
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 9 in. ( 30.5 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark enclosed in a cobalt blue cloud decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.807
Marks:
impressed: on front: "C. CROLIUS / 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:
29795
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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