Crock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1838
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. ( 32.4 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar decorated with a cobalt blue tree and the date, 1838.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.889
Marks:
painted: on front: "1838"
impressed: on front: "3"
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:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
17951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stove plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1600-1700
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 in. ( 102.9 x 47 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cast iron stove plate divided into four panels; single figure in each panel; upper panels each have bishop with hat and crook and lower panels have robed figures holding Bible.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1205
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:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
17934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: footed salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 in. ( 5.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass footed salt blown in a multi-part mold with plain rim with sheared edge, band of diamond patterning on bottom of bowl, rays extending from bottom of bowl to underside of foot, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.994
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:
17911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of an Unidentified Man
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:
1937.327
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:
17857
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Maria Spatz
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Polychrome painted and carved pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 63 1/4 x 20 x 17 in. ( 160.7 x 50.8 x 43.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.329
Gallery Label:
The figurehead was a carved and painted decoration placed under the bowsprit of old sailing vessels. This example 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:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
17805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of an Unidentified Man
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1831
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7 x 8.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.324
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed and signed (?) at lower center in black ink: "By M. B. Russell. / 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:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1831
eMuseum Object ID:
17786
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (love birds)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Two chalkware kissing doves with yellow heads, red breasts, and brown wings and beaks, standing side by side on an oval base with heads turned and beaks touching.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1134b
Marks:
handwritten in graphite on inner wall of base: "1085"
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:
17768
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (Mantel ornament: leaf spray)
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 6 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 25.4 x 17.1 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Chalkware mantel ornament in the form of a leaf spray mounted on a square base; painting light green with orange and black accents.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1141b
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on inner wall of base: "p"
handwritten: collector's label affixed to inner wall of base: "2374 / Am."
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:
17763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Weathervane with eagle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
sheet iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 123 x 37 in. ( 312.4 x 94 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron weathervane with sheet iron flying eagle cut in silhouette fastened to pole by two straps; compass rose set perpendicular to pole; large bolt at top with iron spikes protruding.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1167
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:
17712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hanging corner cupboard
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Wood, paint, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 27 1/2 x 15 in. ( 71.1 x 69.8 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Hanging corner cupboard with painted decoration; front subdivided into three-by-three arrangement of nine framed panels of equal size, with three-paneled door at center; a small, rectangular wooden plaque with painted floral decoration is applied to center of each panel; with molded cornice surmounted by fretwork and two large iron hooks (one now broken at base) mounted on top.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1552
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17709
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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