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Euphemia Toussaint (1815-1829)
ca. 1825
1920.6
Watercolor on ivory
Related Person: Euphemia Toussaint

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Jug

Jug
Jug
Object name 
Jug
Date 
1827-1838
Related People 
Retailer: Silas Carle & Nephew
Medium 
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions 
Overall: 16 x 11 in. ( 40.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description 
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed retailer's mark and cobalt blue bands at each handle juncture.
Credit Line 
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number 
1937.798
Marks 
impressed: beneath spout: "SILAS CARLE/&/NEPHEW/DRUGGISTS/199. WATER. CR/FULTON ST/NEW-YORK"
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.