2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
Artist/Maker: Duncan Phyfe

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Chamber pot

Chamber pot
Object name 
Chamber pot
Date 
1790-1830
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 4 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. ( 11.7 x 16.5 x 14.9 cm )
Description 
Olive green blown lead glass chamber pot with globular body, slight shoulder, flaring rim, and single applied strap handle; push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number 
1937.997
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.