Chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 8 in. ( 19.7 x 29.2 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden chest with vaulted lid, and metal lock and escutcheon; painted dark blue or black with white outline and birds and flowers; u-shaped wire handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1105
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:
7793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
oil lamp
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 6 1/8 in. ( 38.1 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
Whale oil lamp with flange base; narrow cylindrical shaft topped with a small betty lamp with flip cover and a glass reservoir with a pewter handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.410
Marks:
printed: ona strip on the side of a glass reservoir: "VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV", in relief
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
7783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe bowl w/tag
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Meerschaum
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 14 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
J-shaped meerschaum pipe bowl with deep bowl covered by domed, hinged silver lid with ball finial and scroll latch; scalloping decoration around base; stem end ringed with silver.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7697
Marks:
carved: on stem end: "ARIER"
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:
7752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ice skates (pair)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, iron, leather, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 36.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of ice skates with wooden platforms and curved extensions at front, iron blades, leather straps, and laces made from string.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1313ab
Marks:
painted: in white on platforms: "10"
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
7745
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Tulip poplar, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 10 x 10 in. ( 16.5 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with domed, hinged lid, painted with geometric pattern of flowers and vines in red and yellow on green ground; latch and catch made of punched, tinned sheet iron.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1767
Marks:
Adhesive label (Nadelman collection) inside lid: "119[?] / Amer"
Gallery Label:
This box is one of approximately 50 made by the so-called "compass artist," who worked in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
7650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box: architectural designs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 7 x 10.8 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wooden chest with sketchily painted views of landscapes with houses and trees on lid and all four sides, in blue, brown, yellow, green, orange, and black.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8510
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:
7647
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7 x 8.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
White earthenware L-shaped pipe bowl with deep bowl and curved neck; impressed with gilded crown over shield.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8588
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:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
7554
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saddle bag
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 32 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 82.6 x 26 cm )
Description:
Leather saddle bag with two pouches and iron buckles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1628
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:
7495
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide, metal, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 9 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with metal and wood handle and decorated with cobalt blue flowers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.901ab
Marks:
stamped: beneath spout: "COWDEN & WILCOX. / HARRISBURG, PA"
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
7452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Weathervane
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 48 3/4 x 1 in. ( 33 x 123.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden weathervane made of board cut in shape of herald angel, a flying angel blowing trumpet; one side painted white; hole for spoke on bottom edge.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.929
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:
7424
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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