Tile
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted purple decoration; buff-colored body with powdered manganese ground with arabesque pattern with foliate scrolls with two small birds in white; individual tile forms one-quarter of design; tile broken and restored with infill for missing pieces.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. W. Houghton
Object Number:
INV.8787b
Gallery Label:
According to a label on the box in which these tiles were found, this tile comes from the William Walton House, at 326 Pearl (formerly Queen) Street, NYC, erected in 1752 and demolished in 1881. The tile was given to the NYHS in 1881 or 1882. At least two different sets of tiles survive, one with a purple arabesque design and another with blue and white biblical scenes and several other unrelated designs.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
25360
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted purple decoration; buff-colored body with powdered manganese ground with arabesque pattern with foliate scrolls with two small birds in white; individual tile forms one-quarter of design; tile broken and restored.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. W. Houghton
Object Number:
INV.8787a
Gallery Label:
According to a label on the box in which these tiles were found, this tile comes from the William Walton House, at 326 Pearl (formerly Queen) Street, NYC, erected in 1752 and demolished in 1881. The tile was given to the NYHS in 1881 or 1882. At least two different sets of tiles survive, one with a purple arabesque design and another with blue and white biblical scenes and several other unrelated designs.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
25357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 8 x 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Talavera majolica tile with polychrome decoration; buff-colored body with pinkish-white glaze; image of bellows.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.760
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:
Francis Wilson Mark sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1927; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 8 x 3/4 in. ( 20.6 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Talavera majolica tile with polychrome decoration; red-colored body with grayish-whiteglaze; image of cauldron on tripod over fire; lower right corner broken off.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.759
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:
Francis Wilson Mark sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1927; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25355
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 13 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; red earthenware body with white glaze with pin pricks in upper and lower left and lower right corners; diamond-shaped frame with sawtooth border containing flower with two drooping buds (Snake's head) in center with fleur-de-lis corner designs. Some restoration and infill painting to tile.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.720
Gallery Label:
The flower depicted here is a snake's head, or "Fritillaria meleagris," which was brought to Europe at the end of the 16th century from Turkey.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
25346
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted polychrome decoration; red earthenware body with white glaze with pin pricks in upper left and lower right corners; diamond-shaped frame with sawtooth border containing flower with two drooping buds (a double snake's head) in center with fleur-de-lis corner designs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.719
Gallery Label:
The flower depicted here is a snake's head, or "Fritillaria meleagris," which was brought to Europe at the end of the 16th century from Turkey.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
25344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1835-1849
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 11 3/4 in. ( 33 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark and cobalt blue decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.812
Marks:
impressed: on front: "C. CROLIUS / 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
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
25325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 8 x 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Talavera majolica tile with polychrome decoration; buff-colored body with pinkish-white glaze; image of mortar and pestle on island of grass.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.758
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:
Francis Wilson Mark sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1927; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 7 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 20.6 x 18.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with bluish-white glaze, probably for a large Northern European-style ceramic stove; rectangular form with buff-colored body and blue-and-white painted decoration; oval frame surrounded by foliate decoration contains scene of river with figures in foreground and house on opposite bank.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.757
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
25316
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 13.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with purple and white painted decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; central rondel with scene of cow with building and trees in background; spider's head corner motifs; tile has been broken and repaired.
Object Number:
669
Gallery Label:
According to an inscrption on the reverse, this tile is from the Philipse mansion in Yonkers, NY.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
25311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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