Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalkware (cat and mouse)
Object name
Chalkware (cat and mouse)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Plaster of Paris
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 8.9 x 7 cm )
Description
Chalkware cat, painted grey, with black and white mouse in mouth, seated on low oblong base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1151
Marks
hand written: collector's label affixed to inner wall of base: "2372/Am."
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.
