Collection Highlights
Pictorial map of New York and vicinity, showing the suburban towns, and railroad and water communications
Date:
1871
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M32.3.10.1
Medium:
Black ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rooster weathervane
Object Number:
1937.1165
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Zinc, copper, brass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 25 1/2 x 3 in. ( 68.6 x 64.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Rooster weathervane with cast zinc body, textured sheet copper tail, and rolled sheet copper legs; brass tube runs vertically through body; traces of gilding.
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.
