Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
ca. 1700
1911.38
Silver
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Museum Collections
Sculpture
Chalkware (love birds)
Object name
Chalkware (love birds)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Two chalkware kissing doves with yellow heads, red breasts, and brown wings and beaks, standing side by side on an oval base with heads turned and beaks touching.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1134b
Marks
handwritten in graphite on inner wall of base: "1085"
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.
