Collection Highlights
Ice cream dish
1877-1878
1980.14
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalkware (pinecone)
Object name
Chalkware (pinecone)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 11.1 cm )
Description
Chalkware mantel ornament in the form of a pinecone mounted on a circular pedestal with square base; painted blue with red spot on top, with upper part of pedestal painted red and yellow.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1137
Marks
written in graphite on inside of base: "d99"
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.
