Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 8 x 3/4 in. ( 20.6 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Talavera majolica tile with polychrome decoration; red-colored body with grayish-whiteglaze; image of cauldron on tripod over fire; lower right corner broken off.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.759
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:
Francis Wilson Mark sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1927; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25355
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 white glaze with pin pricks in upper and lower 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. Some restoration and infill painting to tile.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.720
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:
25346
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 x 1/2 in. ( 13 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted polychrome decoration; red earthenware body with white glaze with pin pricks in upper left and lower right corners; diamond-shaped frame with sawtooth border containing flower with two drooping buds (a double snake's head) in center with fleur-de-lis corner designs.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.719
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:
25344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sphere (witch ball)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 in. ( 11.4 cm )
Description:
Pinkish-purple blown glass with a pontil mark at one end.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.980
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:
25342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sphere (witch ball)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 in. ( 13.3 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine and opaque white blown glass sphere with open pontil mark at one end and applied opaque white threads pulled up to create a loop pattern and then overlaid with colorless glass.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.979
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:
25337
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crock
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1835-1849
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 11 3/4 in. ( 33 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark and cobalt blue decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.812
Marks:
impressed: on front: "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / NEW-YORK"
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:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
25325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cream jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 11.1 x 8.9 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Deep blue nonlead glass cream jug blown in a four-part mold (McKearin G V-14); cylindrical body with straight sides, neck flared at rim and pulled out for spout (handle broken off); geometric pattern of scrolls and floral devices; rayed bottom (type I); pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.734
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:
25319
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 8 x 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 20.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Talavera majolica tile with polychrome decoration; buff-colored body with pinkish-white glaze; image of mortar and pestle on island of grass.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.758
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:
Francis Wilson Mark sale, Anderson Galleries, February 1927; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tile
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 7 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 20.6 x 18.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with bluish-white glaze, probably for a large Northern European-style ceramic stove; rectangular form with buff-colored body and blue-and-white painted decoration; oval frame surrounded by foliate decoration contains scene of river with figures in foreground and house on opposite bank.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.757
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:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
25316
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: footed salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1864-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass footed salt with round bowl with scalloped rim, vertical ribbing from top to bottom, and vine with stylized leaves and flowers circling bowl (Ribbed Leaf or Bellflower pattern).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1059
Gallery Label:
This pattern is known to have been produced by M'Kee and Brothers from the mid-1860s to the early 1870s; however, this extremely popular pattern may have been produced during this period by other Midwest glass factories as well. (See "American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art," p. 492.)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25290
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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