Tobacco jar with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 7 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown low cylindrical redware container with fiited cover with flat top; orange slip covered in lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.377ab
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:
12560
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Iron fork with six prongs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 7 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron fork with six prongs and hollow section at shaft terminus; socket for wooden handle (which was missing when object was donated).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1359
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:
12523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 4.1 x 11.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Red earthenware pipe with sprig-molded sailor at ship's wheel on either side of bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.364
Marks:
Molded along left side of pipe stem: "73 W WHITE A.X"; along right side of pipe stem: "GLASGOW"
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:
12490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: ornate bust
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Molded, white bodied pipe bowl in the shape of a detailed bust of a bearded man wearing lavish clothing and hat; eyebrows painted with black enamel,a nd eyes painted with thick, white enamel with black pupils.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.368
Marks:
impressed: on back of head: "JC"
cast: in low relief on back of pipe banners: "[BTTC?]; [A LA plias?]"
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:
12488
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown spherical redware still bank with flat top pierced with slot (for coins); brushed with iron brown and covered in lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1033
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:
12480
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 13.3 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical yellowware still bank with domed top and finial representing a tower; decorated with mottled brown glaze (Rockingham); horizontal slot (for coins) at juncture of cylinder and top.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.900
Marks:
written: on adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of still bank: "557/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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12479
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown stoneware jug-shaped bank covered with white slip; vertical slot (for coins).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.867
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:
12474
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Textile, leather, horse hair, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 13 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 34.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cloth doll with textile body, leather hands, embroidered textile face with blue plastic bead eyes, and brown horse hair; white lace-trimmed dress and green shoes.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1249
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:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
12473
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: gooseneck with initials "PS"
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, sheet metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 7.9 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
J-shaped wooden pipe bowl carved with carved with elaborate scrolling foliate designs, banner, and inscribed oval medallion with crown on top; hinged sheet metal lid has ball finial with stylized square foliate surround and clasp; sheet metal cuff at stem end.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8386
Marks:
carved: in low relief with cypher inside medallion: "SP [or SI ]"
inscribed: in black ink inside cover: "924I [2?]/D02 [or Z]"
typed: tag found inside bowl: "NADELMAN/Collection/1399"; "Hungary"
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:
12437
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Silver, ivory (possibly horn)
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 14.3 x 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Carved ivory pipe with an image of a king and his men on horseback (five figures) with a tree, smaller figures and a castle in the background; base carved with an all over scroll and leaf pattern with a skull, snake and tombstone near the mouthpiece; air tube carved out of the center; mouthpiece decorated with a scalloped silver ring; bowl capped with a crown shaped cover; hinged to allow one to pack the bowl with tobacco.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.13943
Marks:
struck: along lip of the bowl: "J" in a shield and a fortress over "18" in an oval
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:
12431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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