Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Still bank
Object Number:
1937.1397
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 x 3 in. ( 10.8 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Redware still bank modelled in the shape of a chicken, with incised decoration; iron brown and copper green splashes under a lead glaze; pierced horizontal slot (for coins) on top.
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.
