Bandbox

Classification: 
Date: 
1835-1836
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 19 in. ( 34.3 x 56.5 x 48.3 cm )
Description: 
Ovoid cardboard bandbox and lid covered in blue paper printed with three different scenes on each side and lid in brown, green, and white; on one side, scene of column of figures in colonial dress carrying various implements and pulling hand pumper in foreground, with houses in background, one with smoke billowing out of roof; on other side, line of horse-drawn coaches with drivers and passengers in foreground, with houses (possibly inns) and trees in background; on lid, Castle Garden depicted in background with American flag flying, with trees, lawn, and narrow road in foreground; edge of lid covered with paper printed with geometric pattern in brown on white ground.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1623ab
Marks: 
printed: on lid, above building: "CASTLE GARDEN" printed: on side of bandbox, on hand pumper: "13"
Inscriptions: 

circular adhesive label: attached to underside of lid: inscribed in black ink: "2733 / Amer".

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: 
1836
eMuseum Object ID: 
28295
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coverlet

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Wool, cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 94 x 87 x 1/4 in. ( 238.8 x 221 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Overshot green wool and white cotton coverlet; rectilinear geometric pattern; fringe on three sides.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.934
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 (see "American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," p. 137).
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
28253
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

The Effect of Principle, Behold the Man

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1806
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( 30.8 x 28.6 cm )
Description: 
Copperplate-printed cotton kerchief with a full-length portrait of George Washington beneath a tapestry and above three vignettes in indigo ink on a white ground; vignettes represent a lion with a flag, a ship on the ocean, and an American bald eagle armorial; text on either side of the portrait, portion of the Farewell Address to the left, obituary to the right.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.583
Marks: 
printed: all over: "THE EFFECT OF PRINCIPLE/ BEHOLD THE MAN/ GEORGE WASHINGTON, / BORN 11th February O S 1732.../ E PLURIBUS UNUM/ COMMERCIAL UNION/ THE BRITISH LION"
Gallery Label: 
The portrait of Washington on this kerchief was derived from the engraving by James Heath, Historical Engraver to his Majesty and to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, which was done from the original painting "General Washington" by Gilbert Stuart, in the collection of the Marquis of Lansdown, and published on February 1, 1800, in London. This kerchief was originally printed as a companion to"The Love of Truth Mark the Boy" (1941.117).
Provenance: 
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bibliography: 

Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Threads of History: Americana Recorded on Cloth, 1775 to the Present (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institute, 1979), 63.

Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1806
eMuseum Object ID: 
28221
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bandbox

Classification: 
Date: 
1847-1850
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 7/8 x 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. ( 25.1 x 39.4 x 29.8 cm )
Description: 
Ovoid cardboard bandbox and lid covered with paper printed on each side and lid with historical scene of camp with several rows of tents and row of marching soldiers in background, with large mounted figure of General Zachary Taylor and smaller figures in foreground, in desert landscape, in brown and white, on blue ground; printed inscription at top of box; edge of lid covered in paper printed with geometric pattern of abstract patterns in several shades of blue, on white ground; lap joints secured by stitching; paper maker's label pasted to inside of lid.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1625ab
Marks: 
printed: on box, near top: "OLD ROUGH AND READY. GEN..L - TAYLOR OLD ROUGH AND READY. GEN..L TAYLOR" printed: on maker's paper label affixed to inside of lid: "N. G. HINCKLEY./No. 277 North Main-St.,/HARTFORD, CONN./Manufacturer of/Hat, Cap, Muff and Ban
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: 
28210
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1800-1850
Medium: 
Pewter
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Pewter tea spoon with pointed oval bowl and curved stem with rounded end with beaded border.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.375
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: 
28208
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bandbox

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1840
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 10 1/4 x 15 1/2 x 11 in. ( 26 x 39.4 x 27.9 cm )
Description: 
Oval cardboard bandbox and lid covered in blue paper block printed with scene of the Capitol building in Washington D.C., also with lawn extending to bottom and flanked by several rows of trees, with several figures riding horses or walking, in white, green, and brown; edge of lid printed with geometric pattern in brown and white.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1626ab
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: 
28206
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bandbox

Classification: 
Date: 
1820-1830
Medium: 
Pasteboard, wallpaper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 15 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 38.7 x 29.8 cm )
Description: 
Ovoid cardboard bandbox and lid, sides of box covered with paper printed with pattern of parrots perched on branches in various poses, with palm trees and bunches of growing flowers in the background, in brown, green, and white, on blue ground; lid covered with paper printed with tropical scene of seated woman in shepherdess' costume, with crook, next to ram, under fruit tree, in green, brown, and white on blue ground; edge of lid covered in paper printed with geometric pattern consisting of repeating loops and circles in brown on white ground; lap joints secured with stitching.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1620ab
Marks: 
circular adhesive label: attached to underside of lid: inscribed in black ink: "2485 / Amer". graphite inscription on underside of lid: "Mrs. F.C. Sheal [?]"
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: 
28204
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Quilt

Classification: 
Date: 
1825-1850
Medium: 
Cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 86 1/2 x 87 x 1/2 in. ( 219.7 x 221 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Stenciled off-white cotton quilt; quilted grid at center with a blue, pink, and yellow flower printed in each square; border with serpentine vine with leaves printed in green and pink blossoms with blue-spotted yellow centers.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1387
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: 
28197
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pair of spit holders

Classification: 
Date: 
1775-1830
Medium: 
Iron
Dimensions: 
each: 63 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 161.3 x 8.3 x 24.1 cm )
Description: 
Pair of wrought-iron spit holders with hinged ends designed to be lodged in wall; made from squared wrought iron bar with twisted decoration; each with nine L-shaped supports fitted into row of piercings to support spit at various heights; hinged piece at top and two legs with scrolled ends at base.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1173
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: 
28192
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bandbox

Classification: 
Date: 
1840-1850
Medium: 
Cardboard, paper, textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 3/4 x 13 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 34.6 x 26.7 cm )
Description: 
Ovoid cardboard bandbox and lid covered in light blue paper printed with scenes from lower Manhattan in the background, such as the spire of Trinity Church, the harbor, and City Hall, with elaborate cut-out arches and blue flowers in the foreground, in brown, gray, and blue; edge of lid covered in paper printed with leaf motifs and circles, in brown, green, pink, and yellow on white ground; lap joints secured with stitching and covered with textile strip, pasted on; twine handle at side, threaded through holes.
Credit Line: 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number: 
1937.1624ab
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: 
28176
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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