Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt: Pressed Glass Cover
Object name
Salt: Pressed Glass Cover
Date
ca. 1830-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description
Cobalt blue pressed lead glass salt; oval form decorated with stylized peacock feathers around sides; flower inside eight-pointed star on base; oval foot (Neal PO4).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.944
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.
