Box with needles
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Teak, textile, steel
Dimensions:
Overall (case): 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Part (needle size 1): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Part (needle size 2): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Description:
Four sizes of needles housed in two-piece tubular case with rope fancywork cover.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1370a-f
Marks:
stamped: near point and three needles: "R. (or A.?) HEMMING & SON"
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:
40257
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuff bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 8.9 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Brown nonlead glass snuff bottle blown in a three-part mold with rudimentary neck, rounded shoulder, square body with rounded corners, rectangular indentation on base, and diagonal mold seam; pasted on front, remains of paper label printed in black with illustration of Indian holding smoking pipe and leaning on cask marked "LORILLARD'S", above inscription beginning "MACCOBOY SNUFF"; cork wedged in mouth of bottle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.325c
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to bottle: "LORIL/LARD'S/MACCOBOY SNUFF/Manufactured by/GEO. W. HELME CO. SUCCESSOR TO/P. LORILLARD CO./NOTICE: THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS TOBACCO HAS COM-/PLIED WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW EVERY PER-/SON IS CAUTIONED, UNDER THE P
Gallery Label:
Peter and George Lorillard founded a business for the manufacture of snuff in 1794, when they built mills in New York for that express purpose. Lorillard's operated at 30 Chatham Street until 1818. (See Publications) According to the label, Geo. W. Helme Co. succeeded to this business, at an unknown date.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
40207
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 20.6 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pewter spoon with oval bowl with semi-circular drop and handle with broad rounded end; initials incised on reverse of handle and impressed key on obverse of handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.614c
Marks:
incised: on reverse: "WWS"
impressed: on obverse: key
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:
40088
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fraktur: Certificate of the Birth and Baptism of Johannes [?] in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
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Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1808
Medium:
Gouache and brown ink over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 16 3/8 in. ( 33.3 x 41.6 cm )
Description:
Fraktur: Horizontal rectangular sheet with handwritten German inscription enclosed in an octagonal frame with red, green, yellow, and black diamond border at center, with a large tulip on a long, ornately decorated stalk on either side; cherub at center top.
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.1824
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in German at upper center: "Diesen beiten Ehegatten als / David Heiß und seiner Ehlichen Haus / Frau Marrita eine geborne / [illegible] ist ein Sohn zur welt gebore, / namens Johanne im Jahr / unsers Hern Jesu 1808 den 2ten / Tag Martz Diser Sohn ist / geboren und getauft in America im / Staat Pensilfanien Lebanon County / Lebanon Taunschib. Dieser obgennet / de Johannes ist getauft worten / von Hern Wiliam [illegible] / Die Taufzeugen Adam G[illegible] und sein frau."
Verso inscribed in German: "Johannes Heiß ist confirmirt worden den 4ten Maÿ 1826. / Zum heiligen Abendmahl hin zu gelaufen den 7 Maÿ / Er [illegible] in den Ehepaar mit Catharina [Stentbek?] den 21ten December im Jahr 1834."
Gallery Label:
The Pennsylvania Germans practiced a manuscript art called Frakturschrift or Zierschrift in German ("fraktur" in museum and collecting terminology). This art form, combining calligraphy with decorative motifs in ink and watercolor, was produced widely in Pennsylvania and in German settlements in other states from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1808
eMuseum Object ID:
40055
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Circular treenware butter mold carved with a stylized tulip; the stamp never had an applied handle; small metal hanging hook attached to the top.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1581
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:
40014
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1899
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
diameter: 5 1/2 in. ( 14 cm )
Description:
Salt glazed stoneware lid.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.852b
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:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
39933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pot
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1852
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 7 in. ( 14.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled pot decorated with a cobalt-blue flower and date.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.852a
Marks:
painted: on front: "1852"
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:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
39932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box/piggin
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 6 in. ( 8.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical treenware box; wall consists of overlapped oak band joined with rose head wrought iron nails.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1744
Marks:
stamped: on exterior: "1788"
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:
39900
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (squirrel)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 13 x 10.2 x 7 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden squirrel on domed, roughly circular base; body painted dark gray with black spots; ocher yellow painted tail with cross-hatching; red berry clutched below chin; black painted base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1118
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
Bibliography:
Black, Mary C., "Make believe and make do: American children's toys," Antiques, December 1962, pp. 620-623.
Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Wood Carving. Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1952, pp. 104-105.
Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design. New York, Macmillan, 1950, pp. 135-137.
Flower, Milton E., "Wilhelm Schimmel and Aaron Mountz wood carvers," [exhibition catalog], Williamsburg, Va. : Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, 1965.
Lichten, Frances, Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania. New York, C. Scribner's sons; London, C. Scribner's sons, ltd., 1946. p. 115.
Robacker, Earl F., "Pennsylvania German Wood Carvings," Antiques, June 1946, pp. 369-371.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
39851
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, bone, metal, textile
Dimensions:
overall (box): 6 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 18.1 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wooden spool box with two stepped tiers, drawer inside lower section with wooden pull, and pincushion surmounting top which can be lifted off, away from finials; upper section contains metal prongs to hold eight spools from which the thread is drawn through bone eyelets on each of three sides; also holds 11 thread winders of various shapes and sizes, and roll of lace wrapped around wooden spool; drawer holds piece of paper with two needles stuck through it, hook with ivory handle, ivory bobbin, two metal needles, and stub of marking pencil.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7572a-v
Marks:
Handwritten on Nadelman collection sticker applied to underside: "2151/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:
Disosway, Staten Island, NY, September 1926; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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