Jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1843-1859
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 9 in. ( 21.6 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark beneath rim and decorated with cobalt blue shield and flags.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.819
Marks:
impressed: beneath rim: "WM E WARNER. / WEST TROY"
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:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
29069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1856-1876
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 8 in. ( 30.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue flower.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.849
Marks:
impressed: on front: "PENN YAN"
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:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
29055
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. ( 29.2 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Ovoid salt-glaze stoneware jug with strap handle and rounded collar with flat top; decorated with fanciful butterfly painted in cobalt oxide below impressed maker's mark below neck.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.904
Marks:
impressed: below neck: "[E] NORTON & SON"
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:
29021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Penn's Treaty with the Indians"
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 85.1 x 72.4 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton yardage depicting "Penn's Treaty with the Indians" after the Benjamin West painting of the same name; Penn brings gifts to the Native Americans under an oak tree with a woman nursing a child in the foreground; printed in red ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.515
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was engraved after the Benjamin West painting of 1772. 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
Bibliography:
Montgomery, Florence M. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850. New York: Viking, 1970.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
28945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (eagle)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 14 x 19.7 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden eagle with outstretched wings, on small domed circular base; cross-hatching on back of wings; painted dark brown with yellow ocher on head and beak, yellow ocher legs, and green base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1117
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
Bibliography:
Black, Mary C., "Make believe and make do: American children's toys," Antiques, December 1962, pp. 620-623.
Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Wood Carving. Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1952, pp. 104-105.
Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design. New York, Macmillan, 1950, pp. 135-137.
Flower, Milton E., "Wilhelm Schimmel and Aaron Mountz wood carvers," [exhibition catalog], Williamsburg, Va. : Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, 1965.
Lichten, Frances, Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania. New York, C. Scribner's sons; London, C. Scribner's sons, ltd., 1946. p. 115.
Robacker, Earl F., "Pennsylvania German Wood Carvings," Antiques, June 1946, pp. 369-371.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
28937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (squirrel)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 7.9 x 8.6 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden squirrel on oblong base; gray painted body with black streaks, brown nut clutched below chin, and green base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1111
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
Bibliography:
Black, Mary C., "Make believe and make do: American children's toys," Antiques, December 1962, pp. 620-623.
Christensen, Erwin O., Early American Wood Carving. Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1952, pp. 104-105.
Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design. New York, Macmillan, 1950, pp. 135-137.
Flower, Milton E., "Wilhelm Schimmel and Aaron Mountz wood carvers," [exhibition catalog], Williamsburg, Va. : Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, 1965.
Lichten, Frances, Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania. New York, C. Scribner's sons; London, C. Scribner's sons, ltd., 1946. p. 115.
Robacker, Earl F., "Pennsylvania German Wood Carvings," Antiques, June 1946, pp. 369-371.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
28936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sampler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/8 x 17 5/8 in. ( 48.6 x 44.8 cm )
Description:
Vertical oval linen sampler with various colors of silk floss and chenille; sampler depicts a map of England with parts of Ireland, Scotland and France, straight inside border surrounded by floral design; stitches include cross, satin, couch, straight, outline.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.339
Marks:
embroidered: bottom center, red floss: "Harriot Grace Hunter / Aged 11 Years"
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:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
28808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Beadwork picture
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Glass, satin, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 22 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 45.7 x 57.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular beadwork picture, with various colors of glass and metallic beads and paint on a white satin ground; this picture depicts two female figures on the right of a floating ground, offering flowers to a man in Turkish dress with a horse, a ship sailing in the background, tropical trees and various shrubbery all around, picture surrounded with a floral pattern, the heads and hands of the figures are painted.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.1148
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:
28784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1795-1835
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 3/8 in. (17.1 × 10.8 × 1 cm)
Description:
Butter mold consisting of round, flat wooden paddle carved with eight-pointed star and rosette; pierced flange handle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1571
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:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
28757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 8.6 x 14 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown baluster-shaped redware mug with flaring lip, reeded central band, and reeded strap handle; decorated with brown splotches and covered in clear glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.496
Marks:
incised: on reverse: "n"
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:
28753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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