Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Needlework
Title
Needlework
Object name
Needlework picture
Date
1838
Medium
Silk, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 14 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 45.7 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular needlework (beaded) picture on silk taffeta ground depicting a floral arrangement of a variety of multi-colored flowers in an urn-shaped vase sitting on a table mat.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.1144
Marks
beaded: bottom, above table mat: "Esther Bordarier"
handwritten: across bottom: "Fait pour le 1er Janvier 1838 chez Madame Dombald
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.
