Collection Highlights
Baby walker
1700-1800
INV.14959
Pine
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered jar
Object name
Covered jar
Date
1852
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 6 in. ( 16.5 x 16.8 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Squat, bowl-shaped jar with cylindrical neck and two erect loop handles; band on shoulder of incised rope pattern; flat lid has three-dimensional figure of a seated sheep; lead glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.561ab
Marks
incised: on top: "1852"
incised: on underside of top: "62"
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.