Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
ca. 1750
1902.3
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object name
Pitcher
Date
1840-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 8 in. ( 24.8 x 23.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Yellowware pitcher molded with deer chase and boar hunt in low relief, around body; grapes, vines, and leaves on tall neck; crouching hound handle; glazed in mottled dark brown (Rockingham); interior has transparent glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.545
Marks
applied: white letters on shoulder: "C. B. SLEIGHT"
impressed: on base in circle: "AMERICAN/POTTERY C/O/JERSEY CITY, NJ"
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.
