Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1937.447
Date:
1802-1828
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 in. ( 1.9 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on base: "RILEY"
Description:
Molded ("Gaudy Dutch") pearlware with hand painted center with zinnia pattern with orange, pink, yellow, green, and brown overglaze and blue underglaze ringing border.
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.
