Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collander
Object name
Collander
Date
1800-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 31.1 x 29.8 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown bowl-shaped redware vessel (collander) perforated on all sides and on base with round holes; three applied lug feet and two curved flange handles, slightly mottled brown/black interior under lead glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1462
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.
