Collection Highlights
View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
2002.46
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Beadwork picture
Object name
Beadwork picture
Date
1825-1845
Medium
Glass, linen
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 21.6 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular beadwork picture in various colors of glass beads on plain linen; monogram in center surrounded by floral motif, motto across bottom.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.1220
Marks
beadwork: across bottom in gold: "offert au plus / tendre des peres"
beadwork: center in gold: "A B"
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.
