Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Sculpture
Chalkware (pecking chickens)
Object name
Chalkware (pecking chickens)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 21.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Chalkware hen and rooster painted brown, red and yellow, standing beak to beak on a rectangular base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.7950
Marks
handwritten: collector's label affixed to inner wall of plaster: "2491 / Am."
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.
