Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt
Object name
Salt
Date
ca. 1830-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm )
Description
Opaque blue pressed lead glass salt; trapezoidal form; lyre flanked by S-curves and stars on sides and spear design on ends, all on stippled ground; stylized wheat sheaf on base; four feet formed from S-curves (Neal LE1).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.943
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
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
