Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cake board
Object name
Cake board
Date
1800-1830
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 11 x 3/4 in. ( 27.9 x 27.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Square wooden cake board with elaborately carved man waving his hat on horseback surrounded by flowers surrounded by a circular floral frame; metal wall-hanging hook attached to one side.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.1009
Marks
handwritten in ink: on collector's label affixed to reverse: "1020 / Amer."
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.
