Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1858-1878
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 9 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with a cobalt blue stag.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.790
Marks:
impressed: on front: "RIEDINGER CAIRE / POUGHKEEPSIE, NY"; "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:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
44467
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cockroach trap
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 5 in. ( 5.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Dark redware beehive-shaped trap with small hole on side near foot and top shaped like an inverted cone with a hole at the center; sides unglazed and reeded; top smooth and glazed.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.12643
Marks:
written: on adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of trap: "7(?)34 / Ame"
Gallery Label:
The hole near the bottom edge of this hollow trap was corked, then a mixture of molasses and water (the bait) was poured into the hole on top. Insects attracted by the scent would climb the unglazed, ribbed outside wall up to the funnel-shaped well, which was glazed and therefore slippery; thus they would slide down into the hole and end up trapped inside.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
44466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 9 1/4 in. ( 40.6 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue floral spray.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.795
Marks:
impressed: beneath spout: "J. & E. NORTON/BENNINGTON VT"; "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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
44465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ring bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 14 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware ring bottle decorated with incised and cobalt hearts and the initials "MS" on one side and incised and cobalt fish and birds on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.579
Marks:
inscribed: by hand: "M S"
Nadelman collection sticker: "1114 / Am"
Gallery Label:
Ring bottles, a Germanic form identified with farm work, were seldom produced by stoneware potters and were probably made only as presentation pieces. The initials are probably those of the buyer who requested the potter to include them in the decoration.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
44464
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wine keg
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1821
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 11 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware keg or cooler (for water or liquor) with incised mark on top; elaborately decorated with incised and cobalt blue painted fish, bird, and leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.910
Marks:
incised: by hand on keg top: "Oliver Dubois / Zanesville Ohio / Sept. 11 1821 / Price $200"
Gallery Label:
Potter Oliver Dubois was born in New York and likely trained there before moving west to Ohio. By 1819, he was in partnership with George Kinsey in Zanesville, manufacturing "Stone & Queens-Ware." Dubois did not remain long in Zanesville and was living in New Orleans by 1850.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
44463
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"The House that Jack Built"
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with ten vignettes from "The House that Jack Built"; printed with red ink on white background.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.601
Marks:
printed: all over: " THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT/ This is the House that Jack built / This is the MALT that layin the House that Jack built/ ..."
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:
44462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 in. ( 3.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") with splayed walls with sponged-on red underglaze decoration and hand painted stylized yellow, blue, red, black overglaze rooster decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.774
Marks:
impressed: on saucer: "11" (?)
painted: on saucer in black: three dots
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:
44461
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toilet box and cover
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1849-1858
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 19 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware rectangular toilet box with canted corners and two interior dividers, corresponding lid with eight-sided, pointed finial; mottled brown glaze (Rockingham) with blue splashes on cover.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.665ab
Marks:
impressed: in circle on base: "Lyman Fenton & Co./Fentons/ENAMEL/PATENTED./1849/BENNINGTON Vt."
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:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
44460
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware flask in form of a mermaid with stunted, crooked tail with a flared bottle opening coming out of her head, with incised decoration including fish scales; exterior with dark brown mottled glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.678
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:
44459
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box lock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1670-1770
Medium:
Iron, wood, oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 10 x 1 1/8 in. ( 14 x 25.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Iron lock painted black and mounted in oak block (one side painted white or gray); key missing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1197
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:
1770
eMuseum Object ID:
44458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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