Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mug
Object name
Mug
Date
1790-1830
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 5 1/8 x 4 in. ( 10.2 x 13 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Molded creamware cylindrical mug with molded handle with palmette termini; sides decorated with spiraled loops of white, bluish gray, and dark brown pigment on coral colored ground; banded at rim and foot with bands of dark brown.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.12641
Marks
impressed: on base: possibly ". . . TADE"
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.
