Woodcarving (squirrel)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 14 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden squirrel on square base; painted brown with circular black eyes outlined in yellow and yellow nut clutched below chin.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
INV.7961
Marks:
incised: on back of base: "AWM"
Gallery Label:
This woodcarving is tentatively attributed to Aaron Mountz, a Pennsylvania folk carver who worked in the tradition of Wilhelm Schimmel. Mountz probably produced less than fifty works, of which perhaps only a dozen or so survive. He typically left his carvings unpainted. However, some, it seems, were painted later by subsequent owners.
Bibliography:
Black, Mary C., "Make believe and make do: American children's toys," Antiques, December 1962, pp. 620-623.
Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design. New York, Macmillan, 1950, pp. 135-137.
Flower, Milton E., "Aaron Mountz, Primitive Woodcarver," Antiques, June 1960, pp. 586-587.
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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
39164
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (eagle)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 17 1/8 x 10 in. ( 31.8 x 43.5 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden eagle with brown textured body spotted with gold paint, yellow crown, and red and yellow beak; wings are carved separately and have cross-hatching on upper surface; eagle stands on round green base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
INV.7954
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:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
37886
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (male figure)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted figurine on roughly oval base; standing male figure with hands in pockets; traces of red, black, green and yellow paint.
Object Number:
INV.8157
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37383
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving: painted cow on base
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 13 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 34.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden cow painted yellow and black; mounted on oblong wooden base with brown paint over green underpainting; circular hole at center of base is filled with wooden plug.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1964.19
Marks:
typed: label affixed to bottm: "1007T/75.00"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, seventy-five dollars was paid "from stocks previously given to the society."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
36642
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaster relief
Classification:
Date:
1860-1924
Medium:
Plaster, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 1 in. ( 16.5 x 13 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Oval painted plaster plaque with full-length figure of an infant with outstretched arms in relief against a gold background; infant is covered in green swaddling cloth from mid-chest to foot.
Object Number:
Z.2387
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on reverse: "Colored by / F. S. Church"
handwritten: on paper label affixed to reverse: "2.50"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1924
eMuseum Object ID:
36175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Urn with cover
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Stone, brass, gilding, and textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 6 in. ( 24.8 x 19 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Stone (red porphory) urn with gilt brass mounts on red porphory pedestal with red velvet textile beneath; domed gilt brass lid, engraved with foo dog finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer V
Object Number:
1946.12ab
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this urn was brought from China by Dr. Boudinot Atterbury, brother of Mrs. Kiliaen Van Rensselaer IV, (Olivia Phelps Atterbury, d. 1923), mother of the donor. Dr. Atterbury was a medical missionary in China.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
34133
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of vases with covers and stands
Classification:
Date:
1740-1760
Medium:
Jade, mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 12 3/4 in. × 7 1/4 in. (32.4 × 18.4 cm)
Overall (b): 2 3/4 in. × 6 1/2 in. (7 × 16.5 cm)
Description:
Identical carved green jade temple vases with wooden stands; jade lotus-leaf shaped lids; water fowl and foliage scene carved on body; waterlilies carved in five-legged wooden stand.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert E. Dowley
Object Number:
1942.65a-f
Marks:
etched: Chinese mark on underside of each vase
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
34031
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pendant sculpture
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/2 x 19 x 3 1/4 in. ( 87.6 x 48.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Metal pendant sculpture of a stylized hammered metal dog; vertically oriented with protruding ribs along its mid-section, long curling tail, reversed head and a wide collar; each of the four paws have threaded metal screws to attach to a building; two halves soldered together.
Object Number:
Z.1901
Gallery Label:
This pendant sculpture may have been used as a trade sign.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
32893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Weathervane
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 21 x 1 1/4 in. ( 54.6 x 53.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Sheet metal weathervane cut into the shape of a rooster; "u" shaped bracket in the front to set a rod or pole; three metal braces in the back to hold it upright.
Object Number:
Z.1885
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32732
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Weathervane
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 3/4 x 21 1/2 x 2 in. ( 45.1 x 54.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Hand-hammered copper weathervane in the shape of a running horse; two pieces soldered up the center; gilt; hole in far hoof to fasten it to a pole.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1163
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:
32729
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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