Collection Highlights
Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
1937.328
Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scarf: geometric in brown tones
Title
Scarf: geometric in brown tones
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 30 in. ( 66 x 76.2 cm )
Description
Cotton printed kerchief with central garland of flowers surrounded by a circle of squares with a pattern of circles; decorative border; printed in many shades of brown and taupe on a white ground.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.11818
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.
