Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1814
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glazed stoneware inkwell with pattern of holes, slash decoration in cobalt around top, and maker's mark stamped on front.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.719
Marks:
stamped: on front of inkwell: "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label:
Clarkson Crolius sold his stoneware locally but also shipped wares on boats to southern ports such as Charleston and Savannah. A Crolius inkwell like this one was recently excavated in New Orleans.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
30549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1814-1849
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 36.2 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with incised and cobalt blue painted ribbon motif.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.811
Marks:
impressed: on front: "C. CROLIUS/STONEWARE/MANUFACTURER/NEW-YORK"
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:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
30548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 19.7 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Yellowware pitcher molded with deer chase and boar hunt in low relief around body; grapes, vines, and leaves on tall neck; crouching hound handle; transparent glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.544
Marks:
applied: white letters on shoulder: "SARAH A. CARPENTER"
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:
30523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cake board (2) w/figurines
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1830
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 11 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Circular treenware cake board carved on one side with a man and a boy holding a rifle and an arrow surrounded by a border of six niches containing a variety of game; the reverse is carved with a man on horseback blowing a horn.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.6541
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:
30483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown gray stoneware still bank with salt glaze and cobalt blue splash decoration; beehive shape with knob finial; horizontal slot (for coins) and circular incision around shoulder.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.866
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:
30460
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box with cover
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Molded rectangular box with canted corners and coral-like border with shell corners in low relief and corresponding cover with coral shaped handle, of marbleized white and brown clay under a lead glaze with trace amounts of red and gold pigment on raised areas.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.379ab
Marks:
impressed: on base: "A/87"
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:
30449
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lamp and timepiece
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Pewter, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. ( 39.4 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Whale oil lamp and timepiece with molded base, narrow cylindrical shaft topped with an oil lamp with flip cover, and glass reservoir with pewter handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.409
Marks:
impressed: in relief on pewter strip on side of glass reservoir: "VI"; "VII"; "VIII"; IX"; "X"; "XI"; "XII"; "I"; "II"; "III"; "IV"
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30436
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footwarmer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1845
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 10 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. ( 11.7 x 26.4 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware footwarmer with wedge shape rectangular base and curved top with round opening in the center near upper edge; on each side, applied rectangular brackets with trompe l'oeil screws; clear glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1456
Marks:
impressed: in circle on base: "AMERICAN/POTTERY, C/O/JERSEY CITY, N. J."
written: on a adhesive collector's label attached to bottom of footwarmer: "1379 / 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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
30412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. ( 21 x 18.4 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware pitcher with scalloped rim on short spout, handle in form of vine-entwined branch, ovoid body with eagle and flag motif in relief on sides; dark blue spattered decoration over a slip-covered ground under a transparent glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1426
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Slop jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1849-1858
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 11 x 9 1/4 in. ( 47 x 27.9 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware octagonal slop jar with fluted sides, footed, with two angular erect handles; domed and fluted cover with finial; mottled brown glaze (Rockingham) with additional streaks of blue/green.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.681ab
Marks:
impressed: on base in oval: "Lyman Fenton & Co./Fentons/ENAMEL/PATENTED./1849/BENNINGTON Vt."
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:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
30409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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