Pie crimper: carved handle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1850
Medium:
Whale bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Scrimshaw pastry jagger (pastry crimper) with crimped wheel and curved crimper at opposite end; curved sides and bands diagonal lines carved at end of handles.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1747
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
44507
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Peaseware" container with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Wood, probably maple; iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 26 cm )
Description:
Lathe-turned wooden container with lid; bulbous body on round foot; iron bail handle attached to body; lid has an urn-shaped finial; traces of yellow paint all over.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1588ab
Gallery Label:
This lidded container is an example of "Peaseware" made in the Cascade Valley of northeastern Ohio in the late 19th century. In 1850, David Mills Pease (1815-1890) founded a woodturning business that specialized in producing wooden containers for practical daily use. Many of the vessels were used for the safe storage of food, including herbs, mustard and other seeds, salt, pepper, and maple sugar chunks. Bail handles, as in this example, eased the burden of carrying one or more full containers.
The container 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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44506
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with knob handle and circular base carved with a bundle of wheat and leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1754
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:
44505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1795-1835
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 × 1ft. (11.1 × 2.5 cm)
Description:
Butter mold consisting of circular wooden disk carved on one side with central tulip flanked by two flowers and leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1577
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:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
44504
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clothespin
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Clothespin made from single piece of wood with hole pierced in square body and two legs with pointed ends.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.70
Inscriptions:
hand written: collector's label affixed to body: "2371 / Am."
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
44413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffee mill
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 10.8 x 19 cm )
Description:
Hardwood coffee mill with one drawer in front, and supported on four round feet and shaped base; side crane rotates two wooden grinders and two gears.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5777ab
Marks:
typed: label affixed to base: "2037/Swiss"
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:
44412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flax wheel
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 39 x 25 in. ( 90.2 x 99.1 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Flax wheel with driving wheel and adjustable spindle stand with turned parts (spindle missing) mounted on slanted base supported on three turned legs; distaff post missing; treadle detached.
Object Number:
Z.55
Marks:
George Michaels
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
41741
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spice grinder/grater
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Turned wooden treenware spice grinder/grater composed of three parts; the lowest section serves as a receptical for powdered spice; the central section is cylindrical with an interior metal grinder; the upper section and lid is similar to a pestle capped with a metal grate; all parts have dark brown varnish.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1755a-c
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:
1750
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40858
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup or dipper
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 17.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Treenware cup or dipper; turned and whittled vessel with attached turned handle; date and initials engraved on body and rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard H. Gosman
Object Number:
1937.1595
Date Begin:
1750
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40857
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Measuring spoons
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1825
Medium:
Horn
Dimensions:
a (smallest): 4 1/4 x 2 in. (10.8 x 5.1 cm)
b (largest): 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (18.4 x 8.9 x 3.2 cm)
Description:
Set of graduated horn measuring spoons with oval bowls and triangular handles with pierced hanging holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
1944.255a-d
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
40856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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