Creamer
Classification:
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 14 x 16.5 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Blue and white Nanking pattern porcelain creamer; oval bowl with flanged rim decorated with trellis diaper and spear and post bands; bowl decorated with river and island scene including houses, trees, boat, and birds (or flying fish), above a wide band of petals; slightly domed base with border similar to that of rim; curved and tapering cylindrical handle joined below rim by horizontal bridge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1956.141f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27751
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Partial dinner service (11 pieces)
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Description:
Partial porcelain dinner service decorated with an Imari design, consisting of 7 plates, a compote, a vegetable dish, a gravy boat, and a dish.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Clarence S. Fiske
Object Number:
1950.36a-m
Gallery Label:
This set of china was used by Archibald Gracie, Sr. in Gracie Mansion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
27692
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 31.1 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware bulbous crock with two lug handles; impressed maker's mark below neck with scalloped border and three impressed ten-petal flowers highlighted in cobalt; incised flower filled with cobalt on back.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.802
Marks:
impressed: on neck: "C. CROLIUS/STONEWARE/MANUFACTURER/MANHATTAN-WELLS/NEW-YORK"
"1134" in graphite on bottom
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
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
27688
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1815-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 14 x 16.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (pearlware, also known as Pratt ware) pitcher, oval with mermaid handle and molded spout; four circular panels with stylized trees and flutes from rim down to neck, painted with purple luster and green enamel.
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:
1951.177
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27394
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1815-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 6 in. ( 15.9 x 23.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (pearlware, also Pratt ware) pitcher, oval with molded relief of hunting scene; low arabesque border around neck; edges outlined with purple luster; scrolling handle.
Object Number:
INV.12582
Marks:
marked: within escutcheon beneath spout: "GvM/K"
written: on two labels affixed to bottom: "#46"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
27393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Covered jar
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 6 1/4 in. ( 17.8 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware (whiteware) jar with cover, molded handles, reticulated neck, and floral finial; decorated with silver luster with purple highlights and two oval panels with exotic birds.
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:
1951.224ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
27392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 10.5 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Porcelain cup decorated with silver luster borders of abstracted leaf and vine and fine red bands enclosing border; silver luster motifs on handle.
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:
1951.242cc
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
27390
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figurines (2)
Classification:
Date:
1815-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall (1951.265a Bacchus): 6 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (17.1 x 6 cm)
Description:
Two lead glazed earthenware (redware) figurines representing Bacchus and Galatea, covered in silver luster.
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:
1951.265ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
27389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1810-1815
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 5 in. ( 14 x 15.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Lead glazed earthenware (pearlware) pitcher decorated with silver luster resist with purple transfer printed scenes of an English estate in medallions on either side.
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:
1951.150
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
27388
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Glazed earthenware pitcher decorated with silver luster, with molded leaf panels with molded arched panels over bottom, highlighted in blue enamel, blue glaze inside, on handle and on bottom.
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:
1951.109
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
27386
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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