Miniature plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 0.3 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Stamped sheet iron miniature plate with a horse in the center and the alphabet around the rim.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.265
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:
26854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Locomotive
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 12.1 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron clockwork locomotive with wooden smokestack, cast iron wheels, and bell on top; with embossed floral decoration on body and painted details on cab; clockwork mechanism can be seen through open cab, connected to spools at sides.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.479
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "466 / Am"
Gallery Label:
While this toy resembles toy locomotives made by George W. Brown of Forestville, CT, the embossed decoration, in particular, suggests that it was made by another, possibly related company. A number of tin manufacturers operated within two counties - Hartford and Middlesex - and many designs were common to several toy companies (See Publications).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
26733
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Squeak toy
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Papier-mâché, wood, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 x 3.8 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Squeak toy with molded papier-mâché boy riding black dog mounted on rectangular base/bellows; boy is painted with blue jacket, white pants, and green cap, and dog is black with yellow collar.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8144
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "571/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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
26664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy (horse with foal)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 9 x 3 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 22.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron pull toy depicting horse trotting side by side with foal, mounted on platform with four cast iron wheels; white horse with red scalloped saddle blanket with triangular line decoration; white foal; green textured platform with pierced hole at front.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1556
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:
26623
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stove plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1750
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 1 in. ( 54.6 x 59.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cast iron stove plate with molded decoration; low relief scene of large male figure with spear facing small male figure also with spear; figures separated by hanging bell flowers; lengthy, partially illegible German inscription below scene.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1204
Marks:
molded: "DI[-]GROSEN CO[--]H HAT/ DAVID . . .[?]"
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:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
26595
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stuffed cloth rooster
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Cotton, cardboard, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 19 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Stuffed cotton rooster with circular cardboard base; swatches of red, blue, and yellow cloth sewn on to represent features.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1122
Marks:
Nadelman sticker: "2632/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:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
26566
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's armchair
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 15 x 9 in. ( 61 x 38.1 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Child's wooden armchair of plank construction; backboard with double-lobed top; side boards carved to form arms and wings; trapezoidal seat.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.4493
Marks:
Adhesive sticker (Nadelman collection) on underside of seat: "1641 / Amer"
Graphite on underside of seat: "1641 / 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:
Anderson Galleries, Fuessenich Sale, October 1925 (cat. 56); The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26522
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical toy (chicken)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 5 x 2 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 12.7 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Mechanical toy consisting of chicken (or rooster) carved out of wood and painted, with body jointed at base of neck and tail; mounted on rectangular wooden box with green top, red sides, and black trim; tail and head are supposed to move when wire hand-crank in side of box is turned.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.4450
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker "436/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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
26477
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Physician's saddlebag with medicine containers
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Leather, metal, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 in. ( 16.5 x 19.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Physician's leather saddlebag containing eleven cylindrical metal medicine containers, eight of them with corks with handwritten inscriptions.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1381
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on cork stoppers: "Buchu", "Geranium", "White rock", "J Seal", "Bay[?]", etc. (others illegible)
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
26466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1725-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of man wearing turban with naked woman bathing in pond or river with tower in background, with inscription "SAM , 11:3." ox-head corner motifs; tile broken with restoration and infill to lower left corner.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.728
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:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
26445
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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