Collection Highlights
Physician's saddlebags w/bottles & bundles
1800-1850
1954.11
Leather, metal, glass, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waffle iron
Object name
Waffle iron
Date
ca. 1800-1850
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 29 1/4 x 7 in. ( 74.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description
Cast iron waffle iron; rectangular plates and tapering handles; plate interiors have grid pattern and each plate exterior has impressed a number.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1750
Marks
impressed: on each plate exterior: "No. 1"
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.
