Oil lamp
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Metal (brass, iron, or tin)
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 20 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Single burner whale oil lamp with acorn top and separate filling place on straight shaft and circular base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1501
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:
29273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Herb grinder
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1750-1840
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Part (trough): 3 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (9.2 x 47 x 10.8 cm)
Part (knife): 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (31.1 x 19.1 cm)
Description:
Cast iron herb grinder; boat-shaped trough on two legs with spouted end for pouring crushed herbs; grinding wheel with wood handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1553ab
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:
29270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Measure
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1871-1890
Medium:
Copper, brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. ( 20 x 21.6 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical sheet copper c-pot with splayed foot, circular molded base; straight, rounded-triangular spout, strap handle with rounded insert, brass hinged copper lid pierced with four pointed arches with an inscribed circle, and brass mushroom finial; vertical rectangular column of four glass panes in side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1311
Marks:
stamped: on side: "WHT/1871"
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:
29266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffeepot
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1860
Medium:
Iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. ( 30.5 x 27.3 x 14.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron and lacquered coffeepot with splayed circular foot, seamed baluster body, bracketed spout, reinforced strap handle and hinged domed lid with mushroom finial; body decorated with chased, stippled image of basket of flowers and intercrossing bands.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.466
Marks:
stamped: on handle in block letters: "J. KETTERE[R]"
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:
Purchased from John Barrett Kerfoot (Ehrich Galleries, 1925?); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
29261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
L'Empereur Napoleon
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 x 28 in. ( 66 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief heralding Napoleon as Emperor; portrait of Napoleon in center (probably after Ingres) between winged muses with a spread eagle and banner above, flanked by portraits of Napoleon during the Egyptian campaign (left) and in exile on the Island of Elba (right); below this are three engraved images of Napolean after famous paintings: "The Pest House at Jaffa", 1804 by Antoine-Jean Gros, "The Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine", 1805-7 by Jacques-Louis David, and possibly, "The Charity of Napoleon", also by Gros; all have text beneath; at the bottom are all the accoutrements of battle and pillage associated with Napoleon, along the sides are columns with banners wrapped around with the names of famous battle sites; printed in black on white ground; frame border.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11477
Marks:
printed: banner above portrait: "L'EMPEREUR/ NAPOLEON"
printed: on columns: "AUSTERLITZ/ FRIEDLAND/ MOSKOWA/ DRESDE/ LIGNY/ WATERLOO/ MARENGO/ ABOUKIR/ PYRAMIDES/ RIVOLI/ ARCOLE/ TOULOUS"
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:
29252
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chamberstick
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. ( 12.1 x 22.2 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
Single candle holder with cylindrical shaft with molded bobeche at rim, attached to slightly domed saucer base with flared brim with two molded bands and wide rim.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1493b
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:
29237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed cotton drape w/ curtain rings
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Cotton, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 87 x 29 3/4 x 1 in. ( 221 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cotton copperplate-printed curtain with the apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin depicted in red on white ground; additional figures include a personification of liberty standing next to Franklin and a female warrior holding a shield with thirteen stars floating in the air on his opposite side, George Washington standing upright in a chariot drawn by a pair of leopards and led by two Native Americans blowing trumpets and waving banners, and a pair of cupids holding between them an oval map showing the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern half of North America; linen lining.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.514
Marks:
printed: on banner held by Franklin: WHERE LIBERTY / DWELLS THERE IS / MY COUNTRY"
printed: on temple frieze: "TEMPLE OF FAME"
printed: on shield held by allegorical figure seated next to Washington: "AMERICAN / INDEPEND- / -ANCE. / 1776"
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:
29228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffeepot
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1860
Medium:
Tin, ebony
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 6 in. ( 31.1 x 26.7 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Baluster-shaped tin coffeepot with seam at middle, molded, semi-fluted spout, reinforced strap handle, semi-domed hinged lid with turned ebony finial; body decorated with punched, stippled image of pot of flowers and interweaving bands around body.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.467
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:
Purchased from John Barrett Kerfoot (Ehrich Galleries, 1925?); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
29225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile fragment
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 27 in. ( 68.6 x 68.6 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton textile fragment (formerly quilted) with a figure of William Shakespeare standing on a monument with his medallion portrait and cherubim; surrounded by floral garlands, portrait medallions and cherubim; printed in sepia on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.517
Marks:
printed: on banners: "THE NYMPH IMMORTALITY CROWNING/ THE STATUE of SHAKESPEARE with STARRS/MISS BRUNTON/ HORATIA IN ROMAN FATHERS/ hOLMAN FALCONBRIDGE/ KING JOHN/..."
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:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
29150
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1827-1829
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 8 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with frontal spout and handle across the top, decorated with cobalt blue leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.856
Marks:
incised: on front: "1"
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:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
29098
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.










