Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
1937.537
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 1/2 x 6 in. ( 22.9 x 19 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware pitcher, low-bellied and bulbous, with flared rim and applied, grooved C-shaped handle; with flat, lustrous black glaze.
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.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
