Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Crock
Object name
Crock
Date
1835-1849
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 9 1/4 in. ( 27.9 x 23.5 cm )
Description
Ovoid salt-glaze stoneware crock with Albany slip-coated interior and lug handles; maker's mark stamped twice below neck; decorated with cobalt oxide "cloud" designs below neck; cobalt also painted at handle attachments.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.871
Marks
stamped: below neck: "C. CROLIUS/C. CROLIUS"
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.
