Sugar bowl and lid

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1825
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 x 6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 16.8 x 13 cm )
Description: 
Hand painted molded pearlware sugar bowl in Gaudy Dutch style with "King's rose" pattern; molded scrolling embellishments in low relief and yellow, orange, green, black, pink, and brown overglaze; border around rim of lid is band with vine, rosette, and lines.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.419ab
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: 
30957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cream pitcher

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 14 x 8.3 cm )
Description: 
Hand painted molded pearlware creamer in Gaudy Dutch style with "King's rose" pattern; molded scrolling embellishments in low relief and yellow, orange, green, black, pink, and brown overglaze; around outide of rim and spout is band composed of vine, rosettes, and lines.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.420
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: 
30956
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cup and saucer

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Part (saucer): 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (3.2 x 14 cm) Part (cup): 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (5.7 x 8.9 cm)
Description: 
Hand painted pearlware handleless cup and saucer in Gaudy Dutch style with "King's rose" pattern; decorated in pink, yellow, green, red-brown, and black overglaze; around inside of rim is a pink band with lozenges and small red-brown flower.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.423ab
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: 
30952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Textile fragment

Classification: 
Date: 
1780-1850
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall (a): 9 ft. 11 in. × 25 1/2 in. (3 m 2.3 cm × 64.8 cm) Overall (b): 7 × 24 1/4 in. (17.8 × 61.6 cm)
Description: 
Copperplate-printed cotton textile fragment printed in pink on a white ground; chinoiserie repeating pattern of an open window looking out on a pastoral landscape with a plantstand and large basket of flowers in the center, windows draped with tapestries abd tassels held up by two bald eagles, two urns in the lower corners with acorn finials and images of asian men on them; pattern bordred on either side by flowering vines.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number: 
Z.1562ab
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: 
30920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Textile fragment

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 59 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. ( 151.8 x 85.1 cm )
Description: 
Cotton textile fragment with a blue resist-dyed pattern of baskets of fruit and floral garlands running verically down the cloth; seam down the center and two horizontal seams on the left half.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number: 
Z.1559
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: 
30872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1900
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description: 
Wheelthrown redware bank with iron brown blotches under lead glaze; beehive-shaped with finial and vertical slot.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.880
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: 
30850
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tobacco jar

Classification: 
Date: 
1840-1880
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Molded glazed redware cylindrical jar with relief decoration consisting of two men seated at a table, floral bouquets and a band of flowers around the shoulders.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1545ab
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "V 2"
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: 
30849
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1880
Medium: 
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm )
Description: 
Tinned sheet iron still bank in the form of cottage with gingerbread trim, on raised base with top painted green; yellow building with blue peaked roofs and overhang and red chimneys, with stencilled decoration (black) of windows (square and arched) on both stories, and all sides; slot (for coins) above overhang, on gable.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1239
Marks: 
stencilled: on front of bank: "BANK"
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: 
30805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Still bank

Classification: 
Date: 
1790-1840
Medium: 
Earthenware
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 in. ( 10.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description: 
Wheel-thrown redware still bank; beehive shape with button finial; pierced vertical slot (for coins); unglazed, with brown paint or stain applied to surface.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1247
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: 
30800
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Snuff jar

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Stoneware, pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 in. ( 22.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Cylindrical stoneware jar with shoulders and narrow opening; sprig-molded grape vines around shoulder and base and three identical sprig-molded busts of a figure taking snuff around body; cover composed of three pewter segments: threaded neck attached to ceramic jar, interior lid with knop and quarter-inch walls, and threaded cover, slightly cone-shaped, with incised beads.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1543
Marks: 
impressed: on bottom: "4" and a diamond shape
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: 
30794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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