Pitcher
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. ( 22.9 x 24.1 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Molded, panelled yellowware pitcher with molded face in relief under spout, strap handle with thumb and fingerpieces; mottled brown and green glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.12627
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
30218
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 26 cm )
Description:
Drape-molded redware dish (commonly called a pie plate) with finely serrated rim, large slip-trailed inscription on obverse under lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.703
Marks:
written: in slip on obverse: "Apple / Pie"
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:
30216
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figurine (dog)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 5 x 2 1/8 in. ( 10.5 x 12.7 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Fully modeled redware image of a seated male dog with incised details on his face, collar, haunches, and oblong base that depicts a flower with a stamped border of circles, with iron splotches on a mustard ground under a lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.687
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
30215
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1893-1897
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. ( 6 x 31.1 cm )
Description:
Drape-molded redware dish with serrated rim; obverse decorated with slip trailed inscription under lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.584
Marks:
written: in slip on obverse: "Huzzah/for/Cleveland/President of the U.S."
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:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
30214
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter churn
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 2 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware butter churn, slightly tapered and cylindrical with incised bands under rim at midpoint and near base, with inset lid, hollow knob finial, mottled iron brown allover surface under lead glaze; fitted with wooden plunger whose flat disk is pierced with four holes.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.563a-c
Marks:
impressed: on base and under lid: "I I I"
inscribed: on base in dark ink: "With Compliments/W. Holden"
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:
30209
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collander
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 31.1 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Wheel thrown bowl-shaped redware vessel (colander) perforated on all sides and on base with round holes; three applied lug feet and two curved flange handles, slightly mottled brown/black interior under lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1462
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:
30190
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1863-1879
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 26 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark and decorated with a cobalt blue angel.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.818
Marks:
impressed: beneath rim on front and reverse: "1 1/2 / POTTERY WORKS / * * * / LITT [LE WST 12TH ST] N. Y."
Gallery Label:
In order to succeed in the stoneware business, Manhattan potters William MacQuoid and Louis Lehman adopted niche manufacturing. The bulk of their production consisted of jars such as this, which served the merchant trade rather than home consumers.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1879
eMuseum Object ID:
30172
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pot
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1855-1874
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 11 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled pot with impressed and painted maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue flower on front belly.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.832
Marks:
impressed: beneath rim: "A. E. SMITH & SONS, / MANUFACTURERS, / 38 PECK SLIP, N. Y."
Gallery Label:
Asa E. Smith (1798-1880) founded the Smith pottery, later the Smith & Day pottery, A.E. Smith & Sons, and A.E. Smith’s Sons’ Pottery Co., in 1825. The pottery crafted and sold jars, jugs, plates, and pitchers until it became insolvent in 1887. In 1888 the pottery was sold to the Norwalk Pottery Company.
All of the stoneware jars and churns are stamped “A.E. Smith & Sons, Manufacturers, 38 Peck Slip, N.Y.” This mark was used by the pottery from 1855-1874. Though the factory was located in Norwalk, Connecticut, all of the finished products were stored at the company warehouse at 38 Peck Slip, New York, before being shipped to various customers all over the United States.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
30169
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shaving mug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 14.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware cylindrical mug with inset partitioned dish, handle in form of tree trunk, and molded images of seated rotund man with large round face, wearing breeches and frock coat in relief on either side; mottled brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.662
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
30155
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
painted textile of roses
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 11 in. ( 22.9 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Theorem painting on velvet; bouquet of flowers painted with indigo, red, yellow, and green on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.353
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:
30144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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