Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Jar
Object name
Jar
Date
1800-1814
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 11 in. ( 33 x 27.9 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark surrounded by cobalt blue decorated cloud.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.803
Marks
impressed: beneath rim: "C. CROLIUS/MANUFACTURER/MANHATTAN-WELLS/NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label
Later Crolius ware is often simply decorated in cobalt with this "cloud" design.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
