Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bootmaker's sign
Object name
Bootmaker's sign
Date
1820-1850
Medium
Leather, wood, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 14 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 2 in. ( 36.8 x 11.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Wooden model of a man's square toed boot covered with leather and suspended from a metal chain with an s-hook at the end.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.7928
Marks
handwritten: bottom of heel, on sticker: "2586 / Germ."
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.
