Figurines (4)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cast iron, paint
Description:
Four painted cast iron figurines representing a Mennonite family, each with green painted oval base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1942.328a-d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
32659
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figurine: Amish woman
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cast iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Painted cast iron figurine representing a Mennonite woman wearing a blue dress and black bonnet and apron and carrying a brown bag in one hand; green painted oval base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1942.328b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
32658
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving: 2 birds on base
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 8 x 2 in. ( 9.2 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Decorative sculpture consisting of a pair of red and dark green (or black) painted wooden birds on wire legs mounted facing each other on a rectangular ocher and black painted wooden base with beveled top edges; a black painted spire-like wooden ornament in mounted between the two birds.
Object Number:
INV.10092
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
31813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (male figure with infant)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted figurine; striding male figure (legs missing below the knees) with swaddled infant in arms; black hat with floppy brim, pointed beard, long green coat, and brown trousers; oval base and miscellaneous fragments bagged separately.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8162
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on collector's label affixed to back: "626/Italian"
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:
31573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (deer)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 8 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 17.8 x 21.6 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Chalkware deer painted brown with black nose and ears reclining on rectangular base with canted corners and black corners.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1125
Marks:
hand written: in blue pencil on interior of base: "1418a/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:
30772
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, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 10 x 4 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 25.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Chalkware mantel ornament in the form of a spray of fruit and leaves mounted on a square base; painted brown, yellow, red, and black. Repairs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1129
Marks:
written: in graphite, on inner wall of base: "[illeg]/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:
30742
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (rooster)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint, beads
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 13.3 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden rooster mounted on small square base; brown with white painted crest and wattles; white bead eyes.
Object Number:
Z.3223
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30690
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (rooster)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 17.8 x 21.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Carved and gold-painted wooden rooster mounted on rectangular base.
Object Number:
Z.3221
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (rooster)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 12.7 x 11.1 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden rooster mounted on oval base; white, green, red, yellow and black body; red crest and wattles; green base.
Object Number:
Z.3224
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29990
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Milliner's head
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Red pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 21 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Carved bust of a woman wearing an off-the-shoulder gown with heart-shaped bun carved separately and attached with pegs; details include incised diamond shaped earrings, choker carved in intaglio on edge of dress carved in relief.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8708
Marks:
typed paper label affixed to bottom: "NADELMAN COLLECTION"
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
29814
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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