Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miniature basket
Object name
Miniature basket
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 4 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass miniature basket blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GV-24); hemispherical body molded with loop pattern with flared rim molded with ribs, with an applied cylindrical handle and ribbed pedestal base with pontil mark on underside of base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.993
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.
