Collection Highlights
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Bottle
Object name
Bottle
Date
1790-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 12.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown redware bottle with flattened sides giving it a diamond shape; glazed with high gloss black down to base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.576
Marks
impressed: on base: "THOMPSON"
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
