Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Oil lamp
Title
Oil lamp
Object name
Camphene lamp
Date
1841-1851
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 7 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 20 x 11.7 cm )
Description
Two burner lamp with inverted bell shaped reservoir, high circular foot with knop on stem.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1502
Marks
stamped: on base: "ENDICOTT/&/SUMNER/20/N.Y."
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.
