Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter
Object name
Decanter
Date
1825-1865
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 4 3/4 in. ( 22.9 x 12.1 cm )
Description
Colorless non-lead blown and dip-molded glass decanter; bulbous form with sloping shoulders, tapered neck with three applied rings and flanged lip, and base with molded rays and pontil mark; pattern-molded flutes at base below band of wheel-engraved vines with bunches of grapes.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1090a
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.
