Chalkware (dog)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (8.9 × 18.7 × 16.2 cm)
Description:
Chalkware dog with black ears and tail and textured head and body with green and orange spots, seated on high rectangular base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1145[dup]
Marks:
handwritten in blue pencil: on inner wall of base: "1422 / Amer."
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 19 x 14 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Ovoid salt-glaze stoneware pitcher with Albany slip-coated interior; strap handle and pouring spout; decorated with two flowers painted in cobalt oxide, brush strokes of cobalt on neck, and circles of cobalt at handle attachments.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.525
Marks:
stamped: on side: "R. C. R./PHILA."
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
44456
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cake mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware tube cake mold decorated with cobalt blue flowers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.557
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:
44455
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candleholder and rushlight holder
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900-1930
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( 52.7 x 21 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron candleholder and rushlight holder on tripod stand.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1506
Gallery Label:
A rushlight consisted of rush stripped of its outer skin and dried, then saturated in hot grease or fat and burned for light. This device, which is designed to hold a candle as well as a rushlight, was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44415
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Lead, lacquer
Dimensions:
overall with lid on: 6 x 5 5/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 14.3 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Oval band box with flat base, banded base and rim domed lid with three- dimensional pipe and broken parts on top as handle; traces of japanned decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
1938.336a-c
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:
44414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clothespin
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Clothespin made from single piece of wood with hole pierced in square body and two legs with pointed ends.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.70
Inscriptions:
hand written: collector's label affixed to body: "2371 / 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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
44413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffee mill
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 19.7 x 10.8 x 19 cm )
Description:
Hardwood coffee mill with one drawer in front, and supported on four round feet and shaped base; side crane rotates two wooden grinders and two gears.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5777ab
Marks:
typed: label affixed to base: "2037/Swiss"
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:
44412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1835-1849
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 10 in. ( 35.6 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue waves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.813
Marks:
impressed: beneath spout: "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER"
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:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
44411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Churn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1860
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. ( 36.8 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled churn with impressed maker's mark and eagle and decorated with cobalt blue at handle junctures.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.843
Marks:
impressed: beneath one handle: "O. S; CADWELL, & CO. / HARTFORD"; "2"
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:
44410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar decorated on one side with an incised and cobalt-blue decorated eagle with shield belly, laurel leaf, and arrows in his talons, and an incised and painted leaf on reverse.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.859
Marks:
written: on adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of jar: "796 / Amer."
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:
44409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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