Collection Highlights
Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
cup
Title
cup
Object name
Gill Measure
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Pewter half-gill mug; tapering cylinder body with two sets of incised lines; broken scroll handle; various marks struck near lid.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.400
Marks
struck: near lip and handle: "WK/KN" below crown; in a shield, followed by three others marks in shields "YL [or B]/& S"
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. There is a mark to the left of the handle that verifies one gill (1/4 pint) as the legal capacity.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
