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
Luce Center
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1625-1650
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 5 x 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description
White tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted polychrome decoration; red earthenware body with blue-gray glaze with pin pricks in lower left and upper right corners; blue and green tazza or footed bowl of blue, yellow, orange, and green fruit in center with blue chinoiserie lattice corner designs (Wan Li design).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
Z.714
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.
