Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: footed salt
Object name
Dish: footed salt
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 in. ( 5.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Colorless glass footed salt blown in a multi-part mold with plain rim with sheared edge, band of diamond patterning on bottom of bowl, rays extending from bottom of bowl to underside of foot, and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.994
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.
