Plate: flowers that never fade...
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 in. ( 1.9 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate with tan glaze molded brim and serpentine rim; at center, black transfer printed image of a woman seated in landscape with three children at her knee; image surrounded by inscription.
Credit Line:
Probably purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
INV.9984
Marks:
typed: affixed to reverse: paper label "694/Eng" ('Eng' inscribed over 'Amer')
impressed: on reverse: "B"
printed: around central image: "FLOWERS TAHT NEVER FADE./ATTENTION./And when I learn my hyms to say,/And work, & read,& spell, I will not/think abo
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:
44407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 5 in. ( 11.1 x 26 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Hand painted molded pearlware teapot in "Gaudy Dutch" style with 'King's Rose' pattern; molded scrolling embellishments in low relief and yellow, orange, green,black, pink, and brown overglaze; the body is oval with a belly and flange; the border pattern around the flange is a pink band with lozenge pattern.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.417
Marks:
raised: on bottom: cross shape
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
44406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 10 x 6 in. ( 15.9 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Molded ("Gaudy Dutch") pearlware with bulbous form, undulating rim, and scrolling spout and handle in low relief hand-painted in "King's Rose" pattern in red, yellow, and green overglaze with wide pink band with incised lozenge diaper around neck.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.416ab
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
44405
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup bowl: Ship Scene
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 6 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Molded handle-less pearlware cup with dark blue transfer printed decoration; at the bottom of the cup, there is a border of flowers near edge; in exterior two cartouches of steamships at full sail with borders of flowers and scrolls. (Chancellor Livingston)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.139a
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the ship is the "Chancellor Livingston"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
42768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware dish with central image of a sail -rigged steam boat flying an America flag; the border pattern is composed of roses and small flowers. (Chancellor Livingston)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.390b
Marks:
impressed: on back of dish: medallion reading "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED"
Gallery Label:
According to Larsen, the boat depicted is the Chancellor Livingston.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
42568
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Ceramic tile silkscreened with an image of a chef riding a turtle and carrying a tureen above his head; inscribed below the image, "Potage a la Tortue;" recipe for "Potage a la Tortue" printed on the paper label on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.817
Marks:
silk-screened: below the image: "Potage a la Tortue"
silk-screened: in the lower left corner: "fabres"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1955
eMuseum Object ID:
42220
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Ceramic tile silkscreened with an image of a flock of ducks flying away from a chef with a pan; inscribed above the image, "Mieux vaut un oiseau dans la main qu'une centaine qui volent."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.813
Marks:
silk-screened: above the image: "Mieux vaut un oiseau dans la main qu'une centaine qui volent"
silk-screened: in the lower right corner: "fabres"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1955
eMuseum Object ID:
42219
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Ceramic tile with an image of a man eating a turkey while waving a waiter carring a gravy boat away; inscribed above the image, "Il n'est Sauce que d'appetit."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.811
Marks:
silk-screened: above the image: "Il n'est Sauce que d'appetit"
silk-screen: in the lower left corner: "fabres"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1955
eMuseum Object ID:
42218
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1946
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
White ceramic plate with a molded grapevine border, a gold-leaf rim and an image of the A. M. E. Zion Church transfer-printed in the center; chronology of the church printed on the underside of the plate.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
2000.217
Marks:
transfer-printed: on the obverse, below the image: "Mother A.M.E. Zion Church/ New York, New York" in gothic script
transfer-printed: on the reverse: "Historical Facts of Our Church/ Founded A.D. 1796/ First Church built corner of Church and/ Leonard Str
Gallery Label:
The ceramic plate commemorating the founding of the AME Zion Church may have been made around 1946, the 150th anniversary of the founding of the church. The Church has a long and distinguished history in New York, being amongst the earliest to provide a place of worship for New York's African-American population.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
42174
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Ceramic tile silkscreened with an image of a confused chef looking at a mermaid with a parasol on the beach; inscribed below the image, "Ni chair Ni Poisson;" recipe for Cheese souffle printed on the paper label on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.818
Marks:
printed: above the imaage: "Ni chair Ni Poisson"
printed: in the lower right corner: "fabres"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1955
eMuseum Object ID:
42158
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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