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Collection Highlights

WILD STYLE: TRACY 168
1992
2003.38.6
Black marker and felt tip pen on heavy paper with glue residue from a bound border at left
Artist/Maker: Tracy 168 (Michael Tracy)

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Jar

Jar
Object name 
Jar
Date 
1800-1815
Medium 
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions 
Overall: 13 x 10 in. ( 33 x 25.4 cm )
Description 
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar decorated with cobalt blue swags around diameter.
Credit Line 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number 
1937.917
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.