Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
oil lamp
Title
oil lamp
Object name
Oil lamp and timepiece
Date
1840-1860
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 6 1/8 in. ( 38.1 x 15.6 cm )
Description
Whale oil lamp with flange base; narrow cylindrical shaft topped with a small betty lamp with flip cover and a glass reservoir with a pewter handle.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.410
Marks
printed: ona strip on the side of a glass reservoir: "VI VII VIII IX X XI XII I II III IV", in relief
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.
