Blanket chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1678
Medium:
Wood, White pine (by microanalysis)
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 15 in. ( 39.4 x 82.6 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Pine chest with carved decoration; rectangular top with two inset molded panels; front panel carved with three arches on wide fluted columns and numbers "1 6 7 8" carved between; sides have inset molded panels; pinwheel motif stamped around perimeter; molded base on turned bun feet (later); wrought iron hardware.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1300
Inscriptions:
Chalk inscription inside lid: "Fassb[illeg] / 2 / 70-" (probably 20th century)
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 Strub & Morgan, Dec. 1924; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1678
eMuseum Object ID:
17428
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Ash
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 83.8 x 47 x 47 cm )
Description:
Ash comb-back Windsor armchair; five spindles supporting back, and two supporting each arm; raked, octagonal legs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1281
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:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
17423
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
High chair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Wood, (Slat) Pine (by microanalysis), (Turning) possibly Maple (microanlysis identified as a hardwood)
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 16 in. ( 95.3 x 36.8 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Maple and pine slat-back high chair; three slightly arched slats set between raked, turned stiles topped with bulb-shaped finials with small knobs; rake is repeated on the turned front legs whose vase-shaped tops support turned arms; legs terminate in squat, vase-shaped feet in front; woven splint seat; flat, projecting foot-rail.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1297
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:
Anderson Galleries, Fuessenich Sale, October 1925 (cat. 82); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
17421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Oak, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 x 27 x 18 in. ( 94 x 68.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Armchair with elaborately turned spindles (ring-ball-and-sausage); complex arrangement of spindles in back and supporting arms; arm rests formed from a single turned column split in half; board seat which fits into grooves in the seat rails; legs reinforced by sausage-turned stretchers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1372
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:
17374
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blanket chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 50 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. ( 82.6 x 128.9 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Pine chest with lift top formed from three boards; front has five vertical inset panels above three horizontal panels; two horizontal panels on sides; feet are extensions of stiles; applied base molding; brass lock.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1277
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:
Anderson Galleries, F.W. Fuessenich Sale, October 23-24, 1925 (lot 304); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
17369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded upturned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342a
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
17325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trestle table
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1775-1850
Medium:
Maple, pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 3/8 x 35 1/4 x 26 1/4 in. ( 74.6 x 89.5 x 66.7 cm )
Description:
Maple and pine sawbuck table with top composed of two rectangular boards joined by tongue and groove on long edge; top supported by two X-shaped trestles; V-shaped trough attached between supports below tabletop.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1288
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:
17315
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cupboard or buffet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 74 x 37 7/8 x 20 1/2 in. ( 188 x 96.2 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Pine cupboard of rectangular form with three open shelves in upper section and a single centered cupboard door with wooden swivel latch in lower section; lower edge of cupboard door with double serpentine cut-out between scallops; lower edges of boards framing cupboard door with broken serpentine line that curves into bracket feet.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1303
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:
17280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 82 3/8 x 25 7/8 in. ( 81.3 x 209.2 x 65.7 cm )
Description:
Oak refectory-type table with two front drawers and one end drawer; drawer front with diamond-shaped panel and round knob drawer pull; heavy vase-and-ring-turned legs on bun feet; turned side and medial stretchers joined just above feet.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1768
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:
17269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1690-1720
Medium:
Maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 x 23 1/4 x 18 in. ( 109.2 x 59.1 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Maple ladder back armchair with three arched slats and ring-turned stiles with ball-reel-acorn finials; rounded arm with ball-shaped handhold and ring-turned arm support; trapezoidal splint seat; ring-turned legs joined by two ring-turned stretchers in front, two plain, round stretchers at either side, and one plain, round stretcher in back.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1283
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:
1720
eMuseum Object ID:
17260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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