Jumping jack
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 1 x 1 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 2.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Jointed wooden monkey with carved limbs and body, with upper limbs attached to top of stick and lower limbs attached to sliding mechanism that makes monkey flip forward and back; with eyes painted blue and red paint on mouth.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1253
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:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
26268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jumping jack
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Wood, string, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 7.3 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden jumping jack with jointed acrobatic figure suspended by string in flexible wooden frame; figure consists of flat segments joined by metal pins and represents gross caricature of African-American; when lower ends are pressed together, figure flips back and forth over string.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1254
Marks:
printed: on paper label affixed to wooden frame: "Pat. Jan. 4, 1876."
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:
26267
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rocking settee
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Poplar, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/4 x 72 1/8 x 18 1/4 in. ( 71.8 x 183.2 x 46.4 cm )
Description:
Poplar Windsor rocking settee; painted dark brown with yellow stripes and remnants of floral decoration; rectangular crest rail supported by turned spindles, serpentine arms, thick plank seat, removeable baby guard held by two tenons, and ring-turned legs with rectangular front and rear stretchers, rounded side stretchers, and rockers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1279
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:
26228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woodcarving (bird)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 8.9 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden bird, with yellow body, black wings, green tail and legs made of wire, mounted on circular wooden base painted red, green, and black.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.4454
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:
26113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Side chairs (4)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
each: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Set of four hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chairs with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342a-d
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
26102
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pull toy (horse)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 8.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted wooden horse with yellowish body and black mane and tail mounted on rectangular wooden base, painted green, with four wooden wheels.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.5257
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: "352 / 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:
26076
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342d
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
26064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1342b
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
26063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 13 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; red earthenware body with pinkish-white glaze with pin pricks in upper left and lower right corners; diamond-shaped frame with sawtooth border containing flower with two drooping buds (Snake's head) in center with fleur-de-lis corner designs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.721
Gallery Label:
The flower depicted here is a snake's head, or "Fritillaria meleagris," which was brought to Europe at the end of the 16th century from Turkey.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1670
eMuseum Object ID:
26008
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Darning egg
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 3 in. ( 26.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless and colored blown glass darning egg or whimsey; hollow cylindrical shaft with small spherical finial at one end and large spherical knob at other; made of colorless, yellow, green, and red canes of glass that create vertical bands of color on the shaft and blobs of color on the knob; interior of entire piece is filled or coated with opaque white powdery substance.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1730
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:
25999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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