Marion Feasting the British Officer on Sweet Potatoes
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1848
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 43 1/4 in. ( 87 x 109.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.453
Inscriptions:
On back: "MARION Feasting the British OFFICER on Sweet Potatoes. By G.W. Mark. / Del. & Pinxt."
Gallery Label:
The tale of Revolutionary War general Francis Marion generously sharing a dinner of sweet potatoes with a British officer was probably invented by Marion's biographer, Parson Weems, in the early nineteenth century. Another version of this painting survives at the National Gallery of Art.
This painting 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:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
15555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 × 14 in. (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug decorated with cobalt blue and incised diaper pattern on front.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.916
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:
15494
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of a Musician
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Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Oil on ivory
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.336
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:
15226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James (1777-1852) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (b. 1779)
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1836
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (24.8 × 37.5 cm), irregular
Description:
Double portrait
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1715
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "James Tuttle. Aged 58. September 15th 1835"; at lower center: "Painted AT Strafford / Jany 25th. 1836."; at lower right: "Sarah Tuttle. Aged 56. Octbr. 25. 1835"
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:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
15137
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1810
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 27.3 x 18.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1719
Gallery Label:
This primitive rendition of a full-length figure in profile was formerly attributed to Samuel Enredy Stettinius (1768-1815). It is now attributed to Maentel.
Provenance:
Museum of Folk Art, Riverdale-on-Hudson, The Bronx
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
15053
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cuspidor (or spittoon)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1853-1858
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 14 x 24.8 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware with impressed diamond pattern around sides and flower motif on concave top around central opening; exterior decorated with green and orange splashes on mottled brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.553
Marks:
impressed: on base in oval: "UNITED STATES / POTTERY CO. / BENNINGTON, Vt"
written: on adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of cuspidor: "95 / Amer"
Gallery Label:
The United States Pottery Company (1847 - 1858) produced ornamental objects including yellow ware with Rockingham and flint enamel glazes, agate and granite wares, porcelain and parian. Technically innovative, the United States Pottery Company gained national prominence when its wares were featured in the 1853 Crystal Palace Exhibition in New York City. 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:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
14740
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boy with a Toy Horse
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Classification:
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 1/2 x 40 in. ( 128.3 x 101.6 cm )
frame: 58 x 48 in. ( 147.3 x 121.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.452
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:
14703
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1829-1838
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Ovoid salt-glaze stoneware jug with strap handle and corked top; decorated with bird painted in cobalt oxide; mark stamped on neck.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.915
Marks:
stamped: "2/CLARK & FOX/ATHENS"
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:
14412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Canvas, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 9 x 2 in. ( 49.5 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Canvas doll with painted facial features including black hair and eyes and red lips; clothed in blue and red striped dress and white cotton petticoat and knickers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1215
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:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
14262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Model hand pump fire fighting cart
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1874
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 12 x 6 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 30.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron hand water pumper consisting of blue frame with brown border; frame includes hinged storage cisterns at each end and red end-stroke pump handles with gold knobs; plain wheels with spokes forming floral pattern.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.485
Marks:
stencilled: between two lines of scrollwork, on each side of pumper: "EXCELSIOR"
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:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
14211
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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