Collection Highlights
Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
1937.328
Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wooden Weathervane
Object name
Wooden Weathervane
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 48 3/4 x 1 in. ( 33 x 123.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Wooden weathervane made of board cut in shape of flying angel blowing trumpet; one side painted white; hole for spoke on bottom edge.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.929
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.
