Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object name
Bowl
Date
1825-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 4.1 x 14 cm )
Description
Colorless mold-blown glass bowl, probably blown in a mold for a tumbler, expanded, and formed into a bowl by tooling; with rim sheared and folded outward, vertical ribs on sides, an concentric ribs and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1003
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.
