Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Figurine (fiddler with dog)
Object name
Figurine (fiddler with dog)
Date
1850-1875
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 18.7 x 14 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Modeled and incised redware image of a man seated on a stump, playing a fiddle, with a dog sitting on his haunches on an oval base with dark mottled green and brown under a lead glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.670
Marks
incised: on base: "3 I."
Gallery Label
This fiddler with dog, probably made by a Pennsylvania potter in imitation of Staffordshire figures, 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.
