Wood box containing six iron locks
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Iron, brass, pigment
Dimensions:
Box: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 14 x 8.9 x 9.5 cm )
Part (smallest key): 2 x 1 5/8 in. (5.1 x 4.1 cm)
Part (largest
Description:
Non descript wood box, no lid, with three large iron padlocks: one with key, two with some black paint; three smaller padlocks in varying sizes and shapes: one green, one black, and two with brass keyhole covers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.911a-f
Marks:
inscribed: on one of larger locks: "PATENT"
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:
38572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock and key
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 4 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (11.4 × 9.2 × 4.1 cm)
Overall (b): 3 7/8 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (9.8 × 3.5 ×
Description:
Padlock made of sheet iron with flat top in the shape of toy bear's head with baluster shaped keyhole cover (pivoted).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1188ab
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:
38570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Padlock and key
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 5 1/2 in. × 4 3/4 in. × 2 in. (14 × 12.1 × 5.1 cm)
Overall (b): 4 in. × 1/2 in. (10.2 × 1.3 cm)
Description:
Sheet iron assymetrical padlock with rounded shape nailed together, hinged keyhole cover elongated, tapering key with hollow shaft and fan pattern near hinge.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1189ab
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:
38568
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden bank in the form of a book, with coin slot carved in the bottom and sliding panel on top; carved decoration consists of male figure on one side, female figure on the opposite side, three bands of animal figures on the spine and "MSI" (or "ISW) on panel end.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7657ab
Marks:
carved: panel end: "MSI (or ISW)"
carved: beside male figure: "HG"
carved: beside female figure: "AB"
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:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
38559
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Teaspoon with oval bowl, shell drop, and rounded, flat end with middle rib.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.374
Marks:
impressed: on reverse of handle: "BRIT[A]IN"
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:
38558
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Match holder
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1878-90
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Hinged lid rectangular-shaped match holder (or match safe) with rounded front corners, painted green with molded backplate with three round holes; image of turkey decoupaged on top of lid; front side gold-stenciled "MATCHES."
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1458[dup]
Marks:
stamped: on top: "PATENTED JULY 16 78"
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:
38510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ell measure
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Wood, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 1 x 1 in. ( 86.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden ell measure with geometric inlaid decoration on the four-sided shaft; turned baluster handle with ivory rivet.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.79
Inscriptions:
hand written: label attached to rod: "643 / German"
Gallery Label:
Like other weaving utensils, ell measures were popular love-tokens, as seen in the rich inlay, turned baluster handle, and elegant tapering of this piece. The term "ell" was derived from an Old Germanic word for the forearm and was similar to the cubit, a unit of measure approximating the length of one's arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Also called ell wands, ell measures like this one were primarily used by women for measuring home-woven fabric as well as by merchants in the trade of European textiles, and thus the cloth-ell - twice the length of the original cubit-sized ell - would become the normal length of these measuring rods. Still, in Germany, where this ell measure was produced, nearly every town had its own standards for measurement, with one ell ranging from 24 to 32 inches depending on the region.
Such implements would have suited Viola Nadelman's taste for lace, embroideries, and fabrics, which she had already begun collecting at the time of her marriage to Elie Nadelman in 1919. Indeed, an inventory ca. 1930 of the Nadelman's Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts lists "161 implements for making lace, weaving, sewing, knitting, etc."
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:
Purchased by Elie and Viola Nadelman, Aug. 1924; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
38483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ell measure
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Wood, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 3/4 x 1 x 1 in. ( 83.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Four-sided ell measure with tapering shaft decorated with ivory rivets; turned baluster handle with inlaid decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.80
Marks:
handwritten on label attached to rod: "625 German"
Gallery Label:
Like other weaving utensils, ell measures were popular love-tokens, as seen in the rich inlay, turned baluster handle, and elegant tapering of this piece. The term "ell" was derived from an Old Germanic word for the forearm and was similar to the cubit, a unit of measure approximating the length of one's arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. Also called ell wands, ell measures like this one were primarily used by women for measuring home-woven fabric as well as by merchants in the trade of European textiles, and thus the cloth-ell - twice the length of the original cubit-sized ell - would become the normal length of these measuring rods. Still, in Germany, where this ell measure was produced, nearly every town had its own standards for measurement, with one ell ranging from 24 to 32 inches depending on the region.
Such implements would have suited Viola Nadelman's taste for lace, embroideries, and fabrics, which she had already begun collecting at the time of her marriage to Elie Nadelman in 1919. Indeed, an inventory ca. 1930 of the Nadelman's Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts lists "161 implements for making lace, weaving, sewing, knitting, etc."
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:
Purchased by Elie and Viola Nadelman, Aug. 1924; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
38482
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1750
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pewter spoon with fig-shaped bowl, rat-tail drop, and wavy-end stem with heart, shell and scrolled ornament cast onto lower section.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.369
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:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
38468
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plane
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1739
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 41.3 x 12.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden plane composed of a rectangular stock with an iron blade inserted across the center and six smaller scribing blades above it; the underside of the stock has raised rails and the front side has a carved date and initials; square hanging hole in stock.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1751
Marks:
carved: into the stock: "1739/DF"
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:
1739
eMuseum Object ID:
38444
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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