Doll

Classification: 
Date: 
1830-1860
Medium: 
Papier mâché, textile, wood, leather, mother of pearl, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 15 x 8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 38.1 x 20.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
Doll with papier mâché shoulder head, molded black hair piled in curls on top of head in especially elaborate hair style, with curls painted along edges, molded and painted facial features including blue eyes (with white dot on pupil), closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed kid body with divided arm composed of stuffed kid upper arm and wooden lower arm, with crudely carved fingers, divided leg composed of stuffed kid upper leg and wooden lower leg, with blue painted slippers; long-sleeved dress patterned with brown flowers, embroidered openwork panel sewn on to front of dress, with similar pieces at cuffs, lace trim, buttoned up back, cream-colored silk petticoat over pink silk petticoat and knickers.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1211
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: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
23555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll

Classification: 
Date: 
1840-1860
Medium: 
Papier mâché, textile, leather, wood, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 14 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
Doll with papier mâché shoulder head, molded black hair, molded and painted facial features including blue eyes, closed mouth, and pink tinted cheeks; stuffed kid body with divided arm composed of stuffed kid upper arm and wooden lower arm, divided leg composed of stuffed kid upper leg and wooden lower leg, with brown painted feet; short-sleeved green dress with sash of lighter green over cream-colored petticoat and knickers with lace cuffs.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1214
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: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
23551
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Figured flask

Classification: 
Date: 
1835-1845
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 x 3 in. ( 22.2 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Pale green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-26) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body with bust of George Washington in classical dress in oval frame on obverse, American eagle and shield in oval frame on reverse, and oval base with pontil mark.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.742
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: 
1845
eMuseum Object ID: 
23546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Figured flask

Classification: 
Date: 
1825-1840
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 x 2 in. ( 14 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Amber-green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized, two-part mold (McKearin GIII-7); flask has hand-tooled, flared clylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, ovoid body embossed with a cornucopia of fruit on the obverse with a two-handled gadrooned urn of fruit on the reverse, and an oval base with a pontil mark.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.746
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: 
23539
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cup plate

Classification: 
Date: 
1831-1835
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description: 
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; narrow curved rim and flat circular well; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head raised to left, with border of cross-hatched concentric rings interrupted by stars, sprigs to each side of date "1831"; on interior rim, pattern of medallions, fleur-de-lis, and leaves, with cross-hatched background; also on interior rim, sprigs along edge of well, and below date; date changed to 1832 by the addition of a diagonal line at the base of the "1" (Lee-Rose 662).
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1066
Marks: 
pressed: in well, under eagle: "1831"
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: 
1835
eMuseum Object ID: 
23537
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Figured bottle (calabash)

Classification: 
Date: 
1851-1855
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 10 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 26 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Light green, non-lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized, three-part mold (McKearin GI-113) with a profile portrait bust of Lajos Kossuth below the text "KOSSUTH" on the obverse with a tree with foliage on the reverse; bottle is calabash-shaped with an applied and tooled collar and and pontil mark.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.957
Marks: 
embossed: on obverse; "KOSSUTH"
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. The subject of this flask, Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), was the leader of the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1850. On October 15, 1851 he landed in New York to begin a tour of America with the goal of raising money and political support for his cause. Though popular with the American public, Kossuth was ultimately unsuccessful in his attempt to gain the money or government recognition he sought.
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1855
eMuseum Object ID: 
23531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Figured flask

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1870
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 18.4 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Amber-green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized, two-part mold (McKearin GX-27); flask has a hand-tooled flared cylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, and a rectangular embossed with the American flag with thirteen stars on the obverse, and the inscription "NEW GRANITE GLASS WORKS STODDARD NH" on the obverse, with a flat bottom with a pontil mark.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1331
Marks: 
embossed: on reverse "NEW GRANITE GLASS WORKS/ STODDARD/ NH"
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: 
23506
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Figured flask

Classification: 
Date: 
1815-1830
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 3 x 2 in. ( 15.2 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized two-part mold (McKearin GVII-16) with hand-tooled finish; short cylindrical neck with flaired lip, rounded shoulders, and a trapazoidal body molded with a twenty-one ray sunburst on the front and back with nineteen ridges on each side; base shows horizontal mold seam and suspiciously faint pontil mark.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1040
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: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
23498
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Doll

Classification: 
Date: 
1840-1880
Medium: 
Papier mâché, textile, glass, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 29 x 12 x 4 1/2 in. ( 73.7 x 30.5 x 11.4 cm )
Description: 
Doll with papier mâché shoulder head, molded and painted hair (black), inset black pupilless eyes, and closed mouth; stuffed cloth body with divided arm composed of stuffed cloth upper arm and stuffed leather lower arm, divided leg; short-sleeved brown dress with embroidered front panel (with eyelets) gathered at waist, tiered skirt with embroidered hem (with eyelets), over three petticoats and knickers with embroidery and lace decoration, and short crocheted socks; red leather boots laced up front.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1222
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: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
23478
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Figured flask

Classification: 
Date: 
1847-1855
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 20 x 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Olive green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-46) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body with bust of George Washington and inscription "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" on obverse, bust of Zachary Taylor and inscription "GEN. Z. TAYLOR" on reverse, and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.960
Marks: 
in relief: on obverse: "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" in relief: on reverse: "GEN. Z. TAYLOR"
Gallery Label: 
This flask reflects Taylor's growing popularity as a hero of the Mexican War and as a potential presidential candidate (see Kenneth M. Wilson, "American Glass, 1760-1930," vol. 1, p. 126).
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1855
eMuseum Object ID: 
23467
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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