Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 19 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate (Gaudy Dutch style) with hand-painted center with "King's rose" pattern and border of rosettes, vine, linear banding in pink, red, yellow, green, and brown overglaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.427
Marks
impressed: on base: "10"
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 Na