Oil lamp
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass oil lamp blown in a multi-part mold; bell-shaped font with two rows of six rectangular panels with applied loop handle with crimped end; threaded brass collar.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1523
Gallery Label:
These lamps are known as hand lamps or night lights. According to the accession records, this is a camphene lamp that burned a fluid made from a distillate of camphor.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
24022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Selden's Magic Fluid NY
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 19 x 7.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with down-tooled collar, cylindrical neck, rounded rectangular body with lengthwise inscription "SELDEN'S MAGIC FLUID N. Y." on obverse, and mold seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1685
Marks:
in relief (lengthwise): on obverse: "SELDEN'S / MAGIC FLUID / N. Y."
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24005
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter or bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 in. ( 18.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Olive green glass decanter or bottle blown in a full-size three-part mold (McKearin GIII-16) with a tapered cylindrical neck with a hand-tooled flared lip, barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders molded with a geometric design consisting of vertical ribbing above and below a two-part band of diagonal ribbing over alternating panels of sunburst and diamond diapering, and a flat molded base (McKearin Rayed Type VI-A) with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1058
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24006
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle w/label: Morris B.Powell Drugist and Chemist
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1847-1877
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass ink bottle blown in a three-part mold with wide flange lip, cylindrical neck, short nearly flat shoulder, twelve-sided body with inscription "HARRISON'S COLUMBIAN INK" and paper label, and slight circular depression and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1679
Marks:
in relief (lengthwise): on three contiguous sides: "HARRISON'S / COLUMBIAN / INK"
printed paper label: affixed to obverse: "MORRIS B. POWELL, / DRUGGIST & CHEMIST, / Naperville, Ill. / Physician's Prescriptions Carefully Prepared."
in relief: on shoulde
Gallery Label:
The entry "Apollos W. Harrison, books, maps, and inks" first appears in the Philadelphia city directory in 1847. By 1877 only his residence address is given, suggesting that by then he had retired. (See McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 267.)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1877
eMuseum Object ID:
23960
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Goat pulling cart
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron cart painted orange drawn by black goat; cart with sides graduated towards front, mounted on set of two wheels.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1555
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:
23944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy: Excelsior steam riverboat
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 21 x 7 in. ( 35.6 x 53.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Fanciful representation (in tinned sheet iron) of side-wheel steamer; four tiered decks with windows and doors stencilled on sides in dark green; open deck on bottom level, near the bow, with steps leading to next deck; cast iron paddle wheels at center, paddle wheel cover rises to top of third level, decorated with lithograph illustration of golden-haired woman depicted in green dress with white collar, and hat with green feather and veil of lighter green, holding reins of white horse; wheat-sheaf motif stencilled at top of cover; decks trimmed with acanthus-leaf patterned strip; two pairs of smoke-stacks, taller pair at bow, crowned with acanthus-leaf decoration; wire suspended between smaller pair; gong suspended between larger pair; American flag (with irregular number of stars and stripes) mounted at stern.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.478
Marks:
stencilled: on each side, on paddle wheel covers, in brown: "EXCELSIOR"
Gallery Label:
This toy is listed as "Giant riverboat ('Excelsior')" in the George Brown Toy Sketchbook, pl. 31. Unlike most of the other toys, this boat includes a lithograph illustration. As a sale item, the riverboat was unsuccessful, and was later dropped from the line (viii). Designed to be used on dry land, the proportions and function of this boat are inconsistent with its real counterpart - there is no indication of an engine, or a walking-beam that would connect the smoke-stacks to a motive power.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bibliography:
Edith F. Barenholtz, ed., The George Brown Toy Sketchbook (Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1971), no. 31.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
23943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chest of drawers
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 26.7 x 19.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Toy wood chest on chest with three lower drawers topped by four drawers concealed by pair of doors; painted green with yellow flowers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5221
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "T (?) / 364";
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass tumbler blown in a multi-part mold patterned with horizontal bands comprised of diamond and rib patterning; rim is sheared and tooled to shape; base plate impressed with sunburst; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.737
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23924
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 3.5 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass inkwell; blown and tooled flattened sphere shape with 1 1/2 inch opening at top and footring at bottom; indentation at interior center protrudes from center of reverse.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1676
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:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
23923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 6.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Deep sapphire blue lead glass hat blown in a full-size four-part mold (McKearin GIII-23) with hand-tooled brim with infolded edge, band of diamond diapering above band of sunbursts in diamond-shaped frames, and pontil mark surrounded by radiating ribs on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.989
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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