Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
ca. 1875
1937.1237
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chalkware (rooster)
Object name
Chalkware (rooster)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Plaster of Paris, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 17.8 x 13.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Chalkware rooster painted yellow with olive green wings, red and black stripes on tail, red comb and wattles, black eyes and beak, and large oval red spot on breast, standing on unpainted oval base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1149
Marks
hand written: in pencil on inner wall of base, with adjacent illegible mark in pen or pencil: "1442/Amer"
hand written: fragment of label with "12.00" affixed to inside
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.
