2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
Possible Original Owner: Margaret Maria Livingston

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Plate

Plate
Object name 
Plate
Date 
1825-1850
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 24.8 cm )
Description 
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") plate with slightly faceted brim and correspondingly angled rim; brim covered with sponged-on blue underglaze and at center is a handpainted stylized red flower with green leaves.
Credit Line 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number 
1937.771
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.