Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object name
Tile
Date
1725-1775
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with biblical scene of kneeling man being stoned by three men with inscription "ACT, 7;54,;" ox-head corner motifs.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
Z.726
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.





