Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1937.436
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
painted: on back in red-brown: "2/1036" with four dots beneath configured in a diamond shape.
Description:
Hand painted molded pearlware plate in gaudy dutch style with grape pattern; blue underglaze with red-brown, green, brown, black, and yellow; the rim is encircled by a blue band with yellow decoration and brown border.
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.
