Toaster fragment
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 10 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 27.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Double arching wrought iron toaster fragment.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1748.fr.1
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:
1770
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
39710
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cake board
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780-1830
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Circular treenware cake board elaborately carved with a mythological scene of a man being eaten by a bear beneath a God-like figure standing next to five smaller men; town with dome-top buildings and spires in the background and a horse-driven chariot in the sky.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1008
Marks:
hand written: paper collector's label affixed to reverse: "230 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:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
39611
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (squirrel with nut)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 14.3 x 8.6 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Chalkware squirrel clutching and eating nut, painted grey with olive green tail with red stripes, black "nut", and red and black accents on face; low oval base has traces of olive green paint.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.631
Marks:
hand written: in pencil on bottom edge of base: "768 768"
hand written: in blue pencil on inner wall of plaster: "1423/Amer"
hand written: tag attached to object reads: "INV.631X/UNIDENTIFIED/CHALKWARE/-SQUIRREL/GIFT:NADELMAN"
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:
39607
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (seated unidentified boy)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 26 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Chalkware figurine of youth in short sleeveless skirted costume with V-neck painted yellow with red and brown stripes; youth is wearing a dark brown hat and is standing with legs crossed on the seat of an armchair with rounded back and flared base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.717
Marks:
hand written: in pencil on inner wall of plaster: "689/Amer" and "5605/LE."
hand written: in pencil on back of figurine: "56-56/L.E."
hand written: on tag attached to object: "INV.717X/UNIDENTIFIED CHALKWARE/CHILD STANDING IN/CHAIR/Gift: NADELMAN"
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:
39606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe: stag head bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 5 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
White ceramic pipe bowl with molded deer head on bowl; straight tapering stem with blue paper label attached.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.357
Marks:
printed: in white on blue paper label: "GENUINE COLORING CLAYS/ [S]UPREME/MADE IN U.S.A"
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:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
39535
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalkware (rabbit)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Plaster of paris, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 in. ( 14.3 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Chalkware rabbit, painted grey with red and green accents, seated on low yellow oblong base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7951
Marks:
hand written: in pencil on inner wall of base: "692/Amer"
hand written: tag attached to object: "INV.7951X/UNIDENTIFIED/CHALKWARE/RABBIT/GIFT:NADELMAN"
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:
39520
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Duck decoy
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint, iron, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 17 x 4 5/8 in. ( 15.2 x 43.2 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden duck decoy; white paint on underbody; leather loop attached at base of breast; rectangular iron weight attached at center of base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.3062
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on collector's label affixed to underside: "2812 / 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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing bird
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Iron sewing bird with thumb-screw table clamp; stream-lined bird shaped clip; no pin cushions.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1611
Marks:
impressed: on exterior of clamp frame: "MC"
Gallery Label:
Clamps, often crowned with a pin cushion, were screwed to the side of a table and gave sewers a free hand with which to cut or pin. During the 1850s, clamps in the form of birds, referred to as "hemming birds," were particularly popular. This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. 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:
39403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe bowl: gooseneck with crown motif
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
J-shaped wooden pipe bowl with ten-sided cylindrical bowl with cylindrical bowl with geometric foliate base; hinged lid is pierced and domed with ball finial with bead on top; geometric, reticulated metal border around rim of bowl; stem end cuffed with sheet metal.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8394
Marks:
hand written: paper tag found inside bowl reads: "NADELMAN/Collection/1414"; "Hungarian"
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:
39300
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mangle board
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1791
Medium:
Birch (by microanalysis)
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 4 in. (67.6 × 13.3 × 10.2 cm)
Description:
Rectangular curved wooden board covered with geometric chip carved decoration; carved wooden handle attached to lower end of board.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1746
Marks:
carved near handle: "ANO 1791/ END/ ANO 1791"
Gallery Label:
Used to smooth linen, mangle boards were a traditional courtship gift in northern Europe, particularly in Holland, northern Germany, and Scandinavia. Damp fabric was wrapped around a wooden roller and placed on a flat table. The mangle was then balanced on the roller and firmly passed backwards and forwards to smooth the linen.
This mangle board 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:
1791
eMuseum Object ID:
39276
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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