Printing block
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 9 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 33 x 24.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden printing block (probably for textiles) with two curved sides and two straight sides; border design of grape clusters and grape leaves with outlines carved in relief; two indentations carved on reverse to facilitate gripping by hand.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.1880
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper collector's label affixed to reverse: "2414 / Fr."
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:
32369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cylindical wooden cup with bands of carved geometric design around the exterior; interior carved out.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
2335
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:
32341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printing block
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 7 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 17.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden printing block (probably for textiles) with all over pattern of dots arranged in circles carved in relief on printing face; two rectangular indentations carved on edges of reverse to facilitate gripping by hand.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.1871
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper collector's label affixed to reverse: "2555 / Fr."
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:
32320
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780
Medium:
Brass, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 3.5 x 17.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Oblong sheet metal snuffbox with brass top and bottom and copper sides; hinged lid with two outdoor genre scenes engraved side-by-side above inscription; bottom with two religious or genre scenes similarly engraved above inscription.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1266
Marks:
stamped: on front of box: "17 H M 80"
handwritten in pencil: on Nadelman Collection tag: "940" and "Dutch"
handwritten in yellow pencil: inside box: "1775 / Born / No. 41 / 25"
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:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
32316
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knitting sheath
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1785
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden knitting sheath tapering towards one end; top section has a rectangle carved out, except for a small ovoid piece of wood, creating a rattle; all over carved geometric decoration with "W H 1785" on one side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
2489
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:
1785
eMuseum Object ID:
32296
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco box filled with matches and bags of tobacco
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1909
Medium:
Carboard, cotton, paper, foil, wood, tobacco
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (9.5 × 11.4 × 22.2 cm)
Description:
Cardboard cigar box printed all over with different breeds of dogs filled with eleven packages of tobacco and three packages of matches; the brands include, Bingo tobacco, Nine Ninety Nine tobacco, Clear the Track tobacco, Hubbard's VA Belle tobacco , Pointer Matches and Byam, Carlton and Co. matches.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
2830ab
Marks:
printed: box cover: "KOSSUTH/ CHEROOTS!/ E PLURIBUS UNUM/ MANUFACTURED BY/ BATTIS & BROWN, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF/ CIGARS,/ AND DEALERS IN/ FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LEAF TOBACCO./ CONSTANTLY ON HAND,/ MANUFACTURED AND FINE-CUT/ Chewing and Smoking Tob
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:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
32284
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle w/label: Dr. Moyle's Inhaler & Catarrhal Douche
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1871-1885
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.4 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Square aquamarine blown glass medicine inhaler bottle with mouthpiece missing, with narrow vertical flanged neck, shoulders that slope out to form a tetrahedron, straight sides, impressed on three sides of the shoulders, paper label affixed to three sides; one panel of the label explains directions for use, another panel explains the product, the other panel gives a diagram of how to use.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1690
Marks:
pressed: around three sides of shoulders: "DR MOYLE'S/ INHALER/ AND/ CATARRHAL /DOUCHE /PATENTED /MARCH 1871"
pressed: center unlabelled side: "RM"
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:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
32260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Petticoat
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 44 in. ( 104.1 x 111.8 cm )
Description:
Cream cotton petticoat with a wide band of whitework embroidery along the hem.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.1207
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:
31804
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (male figure with infant)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted figurine; striding male figure (legs missing below the knees) with swaddled infant in arms; black hat with floppy brim, pointed beard, long green coat, and brown trousers; oval base and miscellaneous fragments bagged separately.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8162
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on collector's label affixed to back: "626/Italian"
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:
31573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 24.1 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware pitcher, baluster-shaped with relief molded mask and scroll handle and underglazed abstract floral decoration in orange, blue, green, and copper luster on exterior and lip ("Gaudy Welsh").
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.414
Marks:
written: on circular paper label affixed to bottom: "1411/Eng"
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:
31568
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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