Pipe
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 14 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Unglazed earthenware pipe with short stem and tapered cylindrical bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.356
Marks:
stamped: near bowl: illegible marks
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:
44552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe bowl w/tag: lion lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 8.6 x 7.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Wooden pipe bowl carved with crown and banners; hinged, cylindrical silver cover with lion finial and snake latch; silver ring around stem end with short chain attached.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7754
Marks:
hand written: tag found with pipe bowls: "NADELMAN/Collection/1410"; "Hungarian"
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:
44553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cigar box w/tag
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 x 3 in. ( 3.2 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Oval brass tobacco box with hinged lid decorated with two chased flowers surrounded by a series of chased dots.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1271
Marks:
typed: label inside box: "NADELMAN COLLECTION/939"
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:
44551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cigar box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 14 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Oval brass tobacco box with tinned interior and decorative hinged lid; lid engraved with figures in the foreground and castle in the background; underside engraved with image of two figures, one outdoors and the other indoors; both images and sides engraves with foliate motifs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1268
Marks:
hand written: paper label inside lid: "608 French"
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:
44550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
L-shaped red ceramic pipe bowl with deep, tapering hexagonal bowl; mottled brown glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8569
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:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
44502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Lead, lacquer
Dimensions:
overall with lid on: 6 x 5 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 14.3 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Oval band box with flat base, banded base and rim domed lid with three- dimensional pipe and broken parts on top as handle; traces of japanned decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
1938.336a-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:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ashtray
Classification:
Date:
1960-1970
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 14 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Ceramic ashtray in the form of a circular dish with a stein in the center; stein decorated with two images of men with pipes drinking beer; inscribed around the edge, "Luchow's Restaurant. Since 1882 New York City."
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul F. Beelitz
Object Number:
2000.60
Marks:
stamped: along the edge: "Luchow's Restaurant. Since 1882 New York City."
stamped: on the base: "GERMANY"
Gallery Label:
The ashtray was purchased by donor's mother in the restuarant inthe 1960's, when it was on 14th street at Irving Place. The restaurant, the best known German restaurant in New York City opened in 1882 and became a popular spot for entertainment celebrities. The decor was reminiscent of a German Beer Hall, "oompah" bands played constantly, and the waiters wore lederhosen year round. Luchow's moved uptown in 1982 and closed in 1984.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
41448
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Papier-mache
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
Black papier-mache snuffbox with an ochre lid with a printed (?) view of No. 125 Washington St., Near Albany Basin.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harriet Ross LeBoeuf, 1998
Object Number:
2000.27
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
41299
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Papier-mache
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Dark brown papier-mache snuffbox with burnt Siena top printed (?) in black with a view of New York from Brooklyn Heights.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harriet Ross LeBoeuf, 1998
Object Number:
2000.26
Gallery Label:
A small scrap of paper was found inside the box, inscribed, "Hannah Herrick, Weatherfield, Vermont."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
41298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Package of tobacco
Classification:
Date:
1910-1925
Medium:
Tobacco, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 x 1 in. ( 11.7 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Package of tobacco, wrapped in paper with label with inscriptions and beach scene with man in long pants, jacket and top hat with umbrella seated in chair pretending to read a book but really looking at a standing woman wearing a short bathing costume; wrapped again in wax paper.
Object Number:
INV.733
Date Begin:
1910
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
41000
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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