Child's plates (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (1.6 × 12.1 cm)
Description:
Pearlware plate with molded grape leaf and cluster motif with violet and green enamel on brim and serpentine rim; at center a dark brown transfer-printed image of a tiger, with inscription below.
Object Number:
INV.9992a
Marks:
printed: below central image of (a): "TIGER"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
28633
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 2.2 x 13 cm )
Description:
Pearlware plate with molded floral border on brim highlighted with red, blue, yellow, and green enamel and serpentine rim; at center, blue transfer-printed image of a male figure seated on a pillow and smoking a pipe, with touches of yellow, green, and red enamel and inscription.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9989
Marks:
printed: on obverse above and below image: "THE MANDARIN./Without the Bottle and the Board,/The Mandarin sits at ease./To him the pipe can Ry afford,/In Life Wha trifles please"
Nadelman collection label: "698 / Eng"
Gallery Label:
Label affixed to reverse reads, "698/Eng." ("Eng" inscribed over "Amer") 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28631
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate with buff-colored glaze, molded floral border on brim highlighted with red, blue, yellow, and green enamel, and serpentine rim edged with purple luster; at center, blue transfer-printed view of a mill with two figures in the foreground; inscription above and below image.
Object Number:
INV.9988
Marks:
printed: above and below central image: "Diligence is the mother of good-luck./Drive thy business let not thy business drive thee."
imprinted: on label affixed to reverse: "Lord & Taylor/NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
Label affixed to reverse reads, "469". This plate may be part of the Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
28627
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Molded earthenware child's plate decorated with brown transfer-printed image of three men and a dog surrounded by printed inscription.
Object Number:
INV.9986
Marks:
printed: on front: "FRANKLINS MAXIMS/If you would know the value/of money try to borrow some/when the well is dry/they know the worth of water"
impressed: mark on reverse: "STONEWARE/B & T"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
28626
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Pearlware plate with molded floral border on brim highlighted with blue, red, yellow, and green enamel and purple luster and serpentine rim edges with purple luster; at center, sepia transfer-printed view of country house with four figures and horse and cart in the foreground; inscription above and below image.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9983
Marks:
printed: above and below image: "I never saw an oft removed tree./Nor yet an oft removed family,/That throve so well as those who settled be."
Nadelman collection sticker: "709 / Eng"
Gallery Label:
Label on reverse reads, "709/Eng." ("Eng" inscribed over "Amer") 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28625
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plates (3)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (1.6 × 12.1 cm)
Description:
One of a set of three pearlware plates with molded brim and serpentine rim; (a) and (b) have alternating birds and foxes on brim, with birds highlighted with green enamel; (c) has grape leaf and cluster motif on brim with green and violet enamel; at center of (a), a brown transfer-printed image of a man dancing; at center of (c), a brown transfer-printed image of a dancing woman between two kneeling men; inscriptions below images.
Object Number:
INV.9979a
Marks:
printed: below central image of (a): "WHAT A SHOCKING BAD HAT"
printed: below central image of (b): "Wheel about and turn about and do just so/Every time I wheel about I jump Jim Crow."
printed: below central image of (c): "MY OWN COUNTRY THE BEST"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
28624
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's cup
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 6.4 x 9.5 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical pearlware child's cup with black transfer-printed image of a man with a cow and sheep being greeted by a man on a horse, with green, blue, yellow, and red highlights; inscription on opposite side of sheep.
Object Number:
INV.13421
Marks:
printed: in black on outside of cup: "DR. FRANKLIN'S MAXIMS/NOW I HAVE A SHEEP/AND A COW EVERYBODY BIDS ME GOOD-MORROW/DILIGENCE IS THE MOTHER OF GOOD LUCK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
28592
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's cup
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 7 x 8.9 x 7 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical pearlware child's cup with handle with black transfer-printed inscription and view of 2 male figures standing with barrels and crates with ship masts behind.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.13420
Marks:
printed: in black on body of cup: "BEING LESSONS FOR YOUTH/ON/INDUSTRY/Temperance [italics]/FRUGALITY & C."
printed: in black on body of cup: "By diligence and perseverance the Mouse eat the cable in two."
printed: in black on body of cup: "Diligence is
Gallery Label:
Benjamin Franklin represents America's prototypical self-made man, rising from humble tradesman to revolutionary thinker and world leader through a combination of hard work and thrift. In his Poor Richard's Almanack, published serially between 1732 and 1757, Franklin printed a steady offering of aphorisms and proverbs counseling industry and frugality, which captured the attention of a society bent on self-improvement. Beginning in the 1830s, Franklin's sayings were frequently printed, and imaginatively illustrated, on plates and mugs presented to children as a reward for good behavior and achievement.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Hexagonal pearlware plate with lobed rim edged with purple luster; molded brim highlighted with red, blue, and green enamel and purple luster; at center, blue transfer-printed image of a man and a woman approaching an elderly beggar, in landscape setting; inscription surrounds central image.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.9977
Marks:
printed: above and below central image: "Benevolence is commendable in all persons./Begin to be good in time it cannot be too soon."
Label fragment " / Eng"
Gallery Label:
Label affixed to reverse reads, "Eng" (inscribed over "Amer"). This plate may be part of the Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28589
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's plate
Classification:
Date:
1818-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 16.2 cm )
Description:
Pearlware plate with molded leaves and flowers on brim with green, red, blue, and brown enamel; at center, transfer-printed cartouche surrounded by leaves and flowers containing view of two figures in a landscape; inscription in frame of cartouche.
Object Number:
INV.9976
Marks:
impressed: with spread eagle on reverse: "ENOCH WOOD & SONS/BURSLEM"
marked: circular mark with raised asterisk at center also impressed on reverse
printed: in frame of cartouche: "FOR MY DELIGHT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1846
eMuseum Object ID:
28533
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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