Tobacco jar with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. ( 19.7 x 13 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown redware tobacco jar with paper label; cover has button finial and circle of beading in relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.376ab
Marks:
printed: on label: "PURE VIRGINIA/SMOKING TOBACCO/MANUFACTURED BY/GEO. T. WATERMAN & CO./BOSTON"
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19125
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brace or bitstock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 5 x 1 3/4 in. ( 44.4 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden brace or bitstock of a carved and turned stock with a revolving circular knob on the upper end and a socket that houses an iron drillbit on the lower end; an iron key locks the bit in place.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1399ab
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
19109
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Matchbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 11.7 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden matchbox with puzzle lid; opening box requires turning lower half of lid, then pushing upper half down and rotating it; box carved with a single flower and stem on both cover and bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7652
Marks:
typed: paper label affixed to interior: "1950/Fr"
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:
19068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Black ink wash on paper with embossed decorative border
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 4 in. ( 12.4 x 10.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.326
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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18962
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 22.2 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown bulbous redware urn with banded shouder, flared rim two applied and attached handles, mustard brown color under a lustrous lead glaze; 5/8" diameter hole in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.12636
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Matchbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 1 x 1 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical match box with one flat side, with hinged lid on either end containing one flint stone and eleven matches packed in black cloth.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1531
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18809
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Betrothal Portrait of Miss Frances Taylor and Her Fiancé
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1831
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink with areas of glaze on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 7 7/8 in. (30.5 x 20 cm), irregular
Description:
Folk Art Celebration Scene
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1721
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in brown ink: "Miss Frances Taylor's / Picture Bought / A.D. 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:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
18688
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 10.2 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; cylindrical shape with plain rim, vertical panels of scrolls on stippled ground separated by ribbed pilasters, 6 scalloped feet, and underside of base molded with rays.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1002
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:
18686
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Part (sugar bowl): 6 x 5 1/4 in. (15.2 x 13.3 cm)
Part (lid): 4 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (12.4 x 3.5 cm)
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") baluster shaped sugar bowl with sponged-on blue on red underglaze decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.777ab
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:
18632
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 5 1/8 x 4 in. ( 10.2 x 13 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Molded creamware cylindrical mug with molded handle with palmette termini; sides decorated with spiraled loops of white, bluish gray, and dark brown pigment on coral colored ground; banded at rim and foot with bands of dark brown.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.12641
Marks:
impressed: on base: possibly ". . . TADE"
Written in ink on Nadelman collection label on underside: "508 / Eng"
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:
18623
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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