Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Keg
Object name
Keg
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide, cork, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 10 in. ( 35.6 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled keg with corked opening and metal spigot, inscribed with cobalt blue lettering.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.878
Marks
painted: on front: "Treelands/Birch Beer/J. C."
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.
