Flask
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 11.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Molded ovoid yellowware flask with raised eagle in flight clutching banners with feet on one side and raised trumpet flower sprig on other; mottled brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.724
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3467
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical redware bottle with narrow opening with rolled rim with low gloss dark brown surface, with orange blush one side of shoulder (possibly Albany slip).
Object Number:
INV.12623
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot flask
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Molded redware flask in the shape of a narrow, low-heeled boot with laces up the ankle on the instep; top has a circular bottle neck opening with mottled dark brown glaze (Rockingham); base unglazed with perforated diamond motif and border on sole of heel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.725
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3463
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 17.1 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware flask flattened on two sides, rounded rim with iron brown splotches around shoulder; lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1448
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot with lid: Chrstmas Eve
Classification:
Medium:
ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 11 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1961.396ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
3451
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot with lid
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 27.3 x 14 cm )
Description:
Pearlware teapot and lid with panelled sides; dark blue transfer printed flower and leaf pattern throughout.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1941.226ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
3448
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Custard cup and cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Porcelain custard cups and covers with gilded berry knop and reeded, interlaced strap handles terminating in molded floral sprays; the border is composed of a gilded band at the rim, bounded in turn by a blue enamel band, which is in turn bounded by a rust band with gold dots, again bounded by a gold line with painted waves; at the top of each wave is a blue diamond; between the diamonds are blue dots; the cover's border is composed of interlaced bands of blue and gilded rust husks and a plain gold vine; on one side of the cup is a gilded, blue enamel floral spray.
Object Number:
INV.13133ab
Gallery Label:
These custard cups are part of a larger set.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
3430
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate: chinese figure
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Pearlware plate with molded brim and serpentine rim; brim has spots of green and blue enamel; at center, black transfer printed image of a Chinese youth with two caged birds and a parrot; image is colored with yellow, green, blue, and violet overglaze enamel.
Credit Line:
Probably purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
INV.9985
Marks:
typed: affixed to reverse: paper label "701/Eng" ('Eng' inscribed over 'Amer')
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
3428
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate: Franklin's Maxims
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 13 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware child's plate with green transfer printed image of a schoolmaster and a group of girls visiting a cemetary surrounded by Franklin's maxims.
Credit Line:
Probably purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
INV.9981
Marks:
typed: affixed to reverse: paper label "691/Eng"
inscribed: on front: "FRANKLIN'S /MAXIMS/Employ time well if thou meanest to gain/leasure. One today is worth two tomorrows/Since thou art not sure of a/minute, throw not away an hour"
impressed: marked o
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
3427
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot with cover
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 22.2 x 14 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical teapot with interlacing reeded strap handles and coverw ith berry knop; decorated in ablue underglaze with river scene with bridge and buildings; border pattern consists of blue-on-blue bands with saw-toothed fine line and asterisks, bound by a feather edge with scalloped border.
Object Number:
INV.12918ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
3421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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