Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1700-1800
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with grayish-white glaze and pin-pricks at upper left and lower right; scene of building with tower on island with two dunes with two boats in the left background and fence in right background; spider-head corner motifs.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
Z.745
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.
