Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GII-18); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck encircled by three double rings with rigaree decoration, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a wide band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a wide band of diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; bottom molded with diamond ring (McKearin diamond type XIV); pontil mark; stopper has sunburst at top, band of diamond diapering, and vertical ribs around bottom (McKearin plate 144, no. 3).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.955ab
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.
