Chalkware (church)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, glass, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 50.2 x 22.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Chalkware church, painted light taupe, with arched window openings lined with glass; back is open, with candleholder located near center of base; has traces of red, blue, and green paint applied to inner surface.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1131
Marks:
written in graphite, near bottom edge of reverse: "1239/Amer"
Jelly label with "$15" in ink on reverse.
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (mantel ornament: a spray of fruit and leaves)
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 24.8 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Chalkware mantel ornament in the form of a spray of fruit and leaves mounted on a square base; painted yellow, red, and brown.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1130
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44605
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (rooster)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden rooster on rounded oval base; white painted body with black spots, red crest and wattles, yellow legs, and black base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1115
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
Bibliography:
Black, Mary C., "Make believe and make do: American children's toys," Antiques, December 1962, pp. 620-623.
Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Wood Carving. Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1952, pp. 104-105.
Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design. New York, Macmillan, 1950, pp. 135-137.
Flower, Milton E., "Wilhelm Schimmel and Aaron Mountz wood carvers," [exhibition catalog], Williamsburg, Va. : Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, 1965.
Lichten, Frances, Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania. New York, C. Scribner's sons; London, C. Scribner's sons, ltd., 1946. p. 115.
Robacker, Earl F., "Pennsylvania German Wood Carvings," Antiques, June 1946, pp. 369-371.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (dog)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (8.9 × 18.7 × 16.2 cm)
Description:
Chalkware dog with black ears and tail and textured head and body with green and orange spots, seated on high rectangular base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1145[dup]
Marks:
handwritten in blue pencil: on inner wall of base: "1422 / 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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The New York City Nutcracker
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1991-94
Medium:
Cast resin, paint, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 45.1 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Standing figure in hand painted cast resin, dressed in red trousers and white jacket with gray belt, red sash and cuffs, and gold epaulets, meant to represent the Nutcracker in Tchaikovsky's ballet; over-sized head a portrait of Peter Martins; mouse seated on shoulder with human head bearing likeness of George Balanchine; gold lapel button with profile portrait of Lincoln Kirstein; medallion pinned to sash with profile portrait of the artist; circular gold base with scalloped sides and a faceted glass disk applied in front, in back, and on each side; mouse head affixed to top of base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Object Number:
2000.3
Marks:
signed and inscribed: on back of base: "15/300 / Elliott"
Gallery Label:
This version of Arkin's "New York City Nuttcracker" was offered in a limited edition of 300 in coordination with Dancers Responding to AIDS, an organization formed in 1991 to provide assistance to people with AIDS in New York City and elsewhere. Profits from the sale of these sculptures were to go directly to the sponsoring charity.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1991
eMuseum Object ID:
43729
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (Stooping male figure)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.5 x 12.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden figurine mounted on long rectangular base; male figure, bent at the waist, wearing black hat and suit; head detached; second figure missing.
Object Number:
INV.8176
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (male figure)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 3.2 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden figurine on rectangular base; standing male figure wearing black hat, red jacket, gray trousers and black boots; one arm missing; hat brim and other arm detached; green-painted base.
Object Number:
INV.8175
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (female figure)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted figurine with horizontal orientation (flat, uncarved back); elderly female figure draped from head to toe; traces of red and green(?) paint.
Object Number:
INV.8164
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (rooster)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 17.1 x 14.6 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden rooster mounted on low oval base; yellow, black and red body; red crest and wattles; brown base.
Object Number:
INV.8379
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
41549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (chicken)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 15.9 x 14 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden chicken on elongated oval base; red glass bead eyes.
Object Number:
INV.8377
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
41548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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