Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Family register theorem painting
Object name
Family register theorem painting
Date
1810-1840
Medium
Velvet, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. ( 57.2 x 41.3 cm )
Description
Painted velvet of Noone family register in a colonnade with indigo and gold vines and a painted floral headpiece in indigo, pink, grey, and gold; at center two ovals divided by two hearts and a garland above the family register; at base three flowers and two weeping willows.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.358
Marks
painted: all over, in script: "Family Register/ Mr. Arthur Noone,/ Borne April 22 1786/ Mrs. Sarah C. Noone/ Borne May 2 1787/ Married/ Sep. t 17th 1810/ Noones Births. Deaths./ ..."
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.
