Trunk
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Leather, iron, brass, oak, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 19 x 12 in. ( 24.1 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden rectangular trunk with wrought iron bail handle and rectangular escutcheon, covered with brown leather held in place by brass tacks that form decorative motifs and borders; front escutcheon flanked by two large flowers; interior lined with paper printed in blue and white with large serpentine foliage and pomegranate pattern; braided and knotted string forms safety catch.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1324
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:
27860
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box or chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 19 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. ( 31.1 x 48.6 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Wood box with curved hinged lid, rectangular metal escutcheon; painted decoration consisting of flower buds, leaves, and ribbons in green, red, and white; unfinished interior.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.4
Marks:
Adhesive label printed "Nadelman Collection" and "227".
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:
27853
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 13 x 21.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cardboard bandbox with lid, covered in printed paper on top and side with large, green and blue flowers (with five petals) stamped on a white background; interior lined with newspaper on lid, side, and bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1616
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:
27850
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 22.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Painted wooden rectangular box joined with nails with inset sliding lid; painted decoration consisting of yellow and green castles with red roofs on side and lid, deep blue sky, yellow ground, and red edges.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1586
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:
27819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 46.4 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Cardboard bandbox, rectangular with rounded corners covered in yellow, pink, and brown floral printed paper on sides and a printed paper in the same color scheme on lid; showing a pair of dogs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1554
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:
27818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.4 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Olive green bottle glass inkwell; cylindrical with wide band of diamond mesh above band of vertical ribbing (McKearin G. II-18); incised band around tooled opening at top; base has oblong indentations radiating away from pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1006
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:
27801
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Pine, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 x 16 in. ( 15.2 x 22.9 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Oval pine box painted on sides and top with abstract peacock feather, tulip, and berry motifs in orange, white, and yellow.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1110
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:
27800
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1860
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 6 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 7 x 16.8 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Oval pine box polychromed with abstract red and yellow tulips on sides and top.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1108
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
27799
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1775-1810
Medium:
Cedar, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 15.6 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Cedar ovoid box with flat base and banded lid; painted red exterior with large stencilled yellow and blue flowers with small white flowers and a diamond lozenge on lid with a yellow flower and fine white linear detailing; contains turned wood and green velvet pincushion, two bobbins with ivory thread and cloth sleeves, and a flat purplish quatrefoil card used for winding thread.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1107
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:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
27797
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire engine condenser case
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Wood, paint, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 30 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. ( 82.6 x 78.1 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
Wooden fire engine condenser case; half-cylindrical form with overhanging top and painted image on front framed by arch over pilasters, with keystone and spandrels outlined with wide bands of gilding; painted image of landscape beneath red-and-white striped drapery over blue drapery with white stars centering an eagle with outstretched wings and banner inscribed "TO THE MEMORY OF DEPARTED WORTH" held in its beak; landscape with male portrait bust on pedestal inscribed "JACKSON" in center foreground, with broken column on pedestal inscribed "LUTHER BILLINGS" in left mid-ground and urn on pedestal inscribed "JOHN WALLACE" in right mid-ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1632
Marks:
painted: on banner at top of panel: "TO THE / MEMORY OF / DEPARTED / WORTH"
painted: on pedestal in center foreground: "JACKSON" and "DIED / JUNE 8TH 1845"
painted: on pedestal in left mid-ground: "LUTHER BILLINGS"
painted: on pedestal in right mid-gro
Gallery Label:
Featuring a banner in the beak of an American eagle with the words "to the memory of departed worth," this condenser case commemorates the life of President Andrew Jackson, who died on June 8, 1845. The image suggests that a great leader has fallen, conveyed by the presence of a broken column, a popular grave marker in the 18th and 19th centuries and particularly prevalent in the iconography of Freemasonry (in which Jackson was involved). The urn on the pedestal at right further contributes to the funerary mood of the scene.
The condenser case would have belonged to New York City's Jackson, No. 24, which was founded in 1798 and was reorganized once in 1813 and again on January 29, 1836, with a station at Seventeenth Street west of Ninth Avenue. The company went out of service in 1865.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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