Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Washbowl and pitcher
Object name
Washbowl and pitcher
Date
ca. 1853
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Bowl: 4 1/2 x 13 in. ( 11.4 x 33 cm )
Pitcher: 11 x 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 18.4 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Molded scroddeled ware with veins of brown and blue in whitish clay body; twelve-sided, footed bowl with molded zig-zag patterned border and octagonal, footed pitcher with high spout; scrolling handle and impressed zig-zag or diamond motifs on panels.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.552ab
Marks
impressed: in oval on base on each: "UNITED STATES/POTTERY CO./BENNINGTON, Vt"
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.
