Collection Highlights
The Intelligence Office
1849
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Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cuspidor (or spittoon)
Object name
Cuspidor (or spittoon)
Date
1853-1858
Medium
Molded yellowware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 14 x 24.8 cm )
Description
Molded yellowware with impressed diamond pattern around sides and flower motif on concave top around central opening; exterior decorated with green and orange splashes on mottled brown glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.553
Marks
impressed: on base in oval: "UNITED STATES/POTTERY CO./BENNINGTON, Vt"
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.
