Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 45 x 91 x 1/2 in. ( 114.3 x 231.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular needlepoint rug made of wool yarn applied to linen foundation; ocher ground with dark blue and yellow medallion at center flanked on either side by a large, abstracted thistle with dark blue scrolling leaves, within rectangular border with stylized tulip motif on medium blue ground; light brown cotton backing and narrow yarn fringe on all sides.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.465
Gallery Label:
The accession records suggest that the design of this rug is similar to Edward S. Frost's "Turkish" design (citation: W. W. Kent, "Rare Hooked Rugs," p. 179). By 1870, Edward Sands Frost, a tin peddler from Biddleford, Maine, was selling burlap for hooked rugs with his designs pre-printed in color by means of metal stencils (see Helen Comstock, ed., "The Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques," New York, 1958, vol. 1, p. 212).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31467
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup and saucer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall (cup): 2 1/8 × 3 1/4 in. (5.4 × 8.3 cm)
Overall (saucer): 1 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (2.9 × 13.7 cm)
Description:
Hand painted pearlware handleless cup and saucer in Gaudy Dutch style with "King's rose" pattern and vine and rosette bands; the edges of both cup and saucer are fluted; decorated in pink, yellow, green, and red-brown overglaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1101ab
Marks:
painted: by hand on bottom of cup and saucer: "112" and below the 2, a small wavy line
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:
31435
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saucer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 3.5 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") saucer with splayed walls and with sponged-on black and brown bands, underglaze decoration on rim and hand-painted stylized central image of a red rose with green foliage, black stem.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.784
Marks:
impressed: on base: "+"
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:
31434
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Roller
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 3/4 in. ( 22.9 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware roller with hollow center and square opening on either center for holding (now missing handles).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1483
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:
31407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wool, cotton, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 81 x 1/2 in. ( 129.5 x 205.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with burlap foundation; allover pattern of overlapping and intersecting octagons in green, gray, red, white, blue, and orange.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.973
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:
31382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 66 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 81.3 x 168.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular woolen hooked rug with linen foundation; brown ground with dense beige, green, blue, and white floral pattern forming an oval at center and border of meandering vines with a floral spray in each corner; off-white cotton backing.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.966
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:
31380
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Cotton, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 x 43 x 1/2 in. ( 121.9 x 109.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular cotton hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; allover pattern of red-outlined "snowflakes" on beige and light brown ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.968
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:
31377
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pincushion
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wood, metal, silk, linen
Dimensions:
overall: 6 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.
Description:
Sewing clamp with maroon velvet pincushion set in a metal cup at the top; meant to attach to the side of a table; it has been attached permanently to a homemade wooden stand which sets on the table top, the stand is not original to the pincushion.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1612ab
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31376
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rugs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wool, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/2 x 76 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 100.3 x 194.3 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular woolen hooked rug with uncut pile and burlap foundation; floral motif with three large red roses on beige ground enclosed in oval frame with red-outlined leaves; outer edge with rectangular border enclosing abstract corner motifs in light brown outlined in red on black ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.586
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hooked rug was probably made in New England in the mid-nineteenth century and adapted from the "Lily Beauty" pattern.
It 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:
31337
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shaving mug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 15.6 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware shaving mug with reeded strap handle, covered in clear glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.495
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:
31328
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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