Collection Highlights
The Truant Gamblers (Undutiful Boys)
1835
1858.23
Oil on canvas
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Sculpture
Chalkware ("Bloomer Girl")
Object name
Chalkware ("Bloomer Girl")
Date
1850-60
Medium
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 26 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Full-length chalkware figurine of a young woman ("Bloomer Girl") in brown hat and brown knee-length skirt with white bloomers; on rounded yellow base with red and black stripes; painted on one side only.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1128
Marks
handwritten in graphite: on interior of base: "1879 / Amer."
Gallery Label
The subject of the "Bloomer Girl" has been traced to a Currier & Ives print.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
