Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Oil lamp
Object name
Oil lamp
Date
1812-1827
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 26 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Colorless glass oil lamp with blown font and standard and pressed base; spherical font has mercurial line and is separated from standard by circular collar; standard encircled by applied chain pattern formed with two thick threads of glass; pressed base consists of dome with interior ribs ("lemon squeezer") on square base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1091b
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.
