Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Measure
Object Number:
1937.1311
Date:
1871-1890
Medium:
Copper, brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. ( 20 x 21.6 x 14.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on side: "WHT/1871"
Description:
Cylindrical sheet copper c-pot with splayed foot, circular molded base; straight, rounded-triangular spout, strap handle with rounded insert, brass hinged copper lid pierced with four pointed arches with an inscribed circle, and brass mushroom finial; vertical rectangular column of four glass panes in side.
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.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
