Woodcarving (parrot)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 14 x 7.3 x 6 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden parrot with folded wings and straight, cylindrical legs, on small domed oval base; body painted with spots of green, red and yellow on cream-colored ground; wings with vertical bands of red, yellow, green and black; yellow and red beak, yellow legs, and green base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1116
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:
28647
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (lion)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 9.2 x 11.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden lion on low, oblong base; yellow painted body with red highlights; dark green painted base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1114
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:
28646
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"The Picture Alphabet"
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1855
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 3/4 in. ( 30.5 x 27.3 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief in blue ink on white ground, of a picture alphabet in 28 rectangles in four columns with images of animals and objects representing each letter; "&" and the company name also are in rectangles; flower border.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.603
Marks:
printed: at bottom corner: " THE/ PICTURE/ ALPHABET. / BOSTON CHEMICAL PRINTING COMPANY"
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:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
28643
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug: squares w/knotted work in star design
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 47 x 21 x 3/4 in. ( 119.4 x 53.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular runner composed of 18 blocks of black wool fabric, each with a single star with thick, two-color pile outline and small pompom at center; with feather-stitching along seams, and green croqueted border and multi-colored tassels on each each short side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11817
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper "NADELMAN Collection" label attached to object: "2850 / 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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
28596
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 76 1/2 x 64 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 194.3 x 163.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Overshot blue wool and white cotton coverlet composed of three unequal vertical sections hand-sewn together; checkerboard pattern with superimposed grid.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1317
Gallery Label:
The "overshot" weaving technique was one commonly used in the early nineteenth century. The term refers to the long passes of supplementary wool weft that overshoot the surface of the plain weave foundation and form the geometric pattern.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
28594
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Painted velvet of still life with fruit
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 22 in. ( 48.3 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Theorem painting on silk velvet of fruit and leaves with a knife; painted with yellow, brown, green, black, and grey on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.359
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:
28556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kerchief
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Copperplate-printed linen kerchief with a central medallion portrait of General Lafayette and vignettes of his arrival by ship at New York and his arrival at Independence Hall in Philadelphia above and below; center also has text describing the events; decorative border; sepia ink printed on white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.602
Marks:
printed: all over: " General LaFayettes arrival at Independence Hall Philad Sept 28th 1824/ Gen LaFayette/ The Nation's Guest/ The arrival of Genl LaFayette at the Port of New York in the Ship Cadmus, Capt' Allyn Aug 17th 1824."
printed: bottom right: "
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:
Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
Montgomery, Florence M. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850. New York: Viking, 1970.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
28546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coverlet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 76 3/4 x 70 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 194.9 x 179.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White, dark blue, rose, and chartreuse plaid-patterned woven wool coverlet; two vertical sections hand-stitched together and hemmed on one short edge, with fringe on other three sides.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1633
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:
28534
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paper dolls (16)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Paper, paint
Description:
Painted cut-out paper figures, mostly individual women performing household tasks, playing musical instruments, doing needlework, etc.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1794a-p
Gallery Label:
Portraying mostly women and children as they perform domestic tasks (sewing, cooking, harvesting, or teaching/learning) and leisure activities (reading, writing letters, painting, or playing music), these richly decorated, hand-painted paper dolls present a broad view of mid-nineteenth-century daily life. The mass commercial appeal of paper dolls arose around 1850 when these dolls began to appear in popular periodicals; however, homemade, hand-painted dolls had been circulating long beforehand. These dolls belong to a larger set of 85 figures, which were crafted around 1855 for a young girl in the Canadian town of Drummondville outside Quebec City, as indicated by an inscription on the reverse of one doll in the set and by a November 1924 article in Harper's Magazine featuring a descendent of the original owner, Ms. Lenox E. Chase. While it is unclear who painted these dolls, and while they may have been produced over an extended period of time given variations in the stock and coloration of the paper, all of the dolls seem to have been crafted by the same artist and each one includes its own unique name, written on the verso by the same hand each time. Genealogical records suggest that the dolls originally belonged to the Sutherland family, a Canadian family of British descent who had arrived in the English-Canadian town of Drummondville by the 1840's, and the dolls eventually would have been passed down to Ms. Chase, from whom Elie Nadelman likely acquired the set for his Museum of Folk and Peasant Arts.
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:
28489
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Linen press
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1720
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 3/4 x 30 x 22 in. ( 108.6 x 76.2 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Oak linen press; rectangular frame with molded cornice and two turned finials supporting vertical screw shaft attached to pressing board; base in the form of a low rectangular case containing a single drawer with molded face and two pendant oval pulls; turned ornament applied to front of case on either side of drawer.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1726
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:
1720
eMuseum Object ID:
28487
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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