Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Still bank
Object Number:
1937.900
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 9.8 cm )
Marks:
written: on adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of still bank: "557/AM."
Description:
Cylindrical yellowware still bank with domed top and finial representing a tower; decorated with mottled brown glaze (Rockingham); horizontal slot (for coins) at juncture of cylinder and top.
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.
