Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of kneeling man being stoned by three men with inscription "ACT, 7;54,;" ox-head corner motifs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.726
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:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26443
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of two figures being attacked by beast with two figures in the clouds, with inscription "APOC. 11.7;" ox-head corner motifs; tile broken with restoration and infill.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.733
Marks:
painted: on surface, "APOC. 11.7."
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:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 13 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with reddish-buff colored body, white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; tulip growing from bulb in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge and curls at each point, fleur-de-lis corner corner motifs; tile broken with losses at lower left and upper right corners.
Object Number:
Z.791
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 11.7 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of woman and man with a halo flanking a chest in a landscape beneath a tree; ox-head corner motifs; tile broken with lower edge gone and some restoration and infill.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.732
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:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26368
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of two figures on a cloud above a landscape; ox-head corner motifs; tile broken with restoration and infill.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.731
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:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26367
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with pinkish-white glaze; circular rondel with scene of man being hung from tree with horse to right and man to left; ox-head corner motifs; tile broken with restoration and infill to left corners and midsection.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.734
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:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26365
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 13 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with reddish-buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; tulip growing from bulb in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge and curls at each point, fleur-de-lis corner motifs; pin holes on lower left and upper right corners; tile cracked and restored; concrete or plaster on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.908cc
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26348
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 12.7 x 13 x 1 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; tulip growing from bulb in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge and curls at each point, fleur-de-lis corner motifs; pin holes on lower left and upper right corners; concrete or plaster on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.908w
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26346
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 13 x 13 x 1 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with reddish-buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; tulip growing from bulb in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge and curls at each point, fleur-de-lis corner motifs; pin holes on upper left and lower right corners; tile broken and repaired; concrete or plaster on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.908i
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26345
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 14 x 14.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with reddish buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at upper left and lower right corners; concrete affixed to right side and to back, with fragment of wood embedded at top.
Object Number:
INV.908aa
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.



