Collection Highlights
Three Iroquois: Atotárho Protected by Black Snakes, Flanked by Deganawida Offering Wampum and Hiawatha
c. 1827
X.520[dup]
Watercolor, black and brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Kerchief
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1824
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 36.8 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with a central portrait of General Lafayette in a medallion and vignettes of his arrival by ship at New York and his arrival at Independence Hall, Philadelphia above and below; center also has text describing the events; decorative border; sepia ink printed on white ground.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.602
Marks
printed: all over: " General LaFayettes arrival at Independence Hall Philad Sept 28th 1824/ Gen LaFayette/ The Nation's Guest/ The arrival of Genl LaFayette at the Port of New York in the Ship Cadmus, Capt' Allyn Aug 17th 1824.
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.
