Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Butter churn
Object name
Butter churn
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Earthenware, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 2 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 7 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown redware butter churn, slightly tapered and cylindrical with incised bands under rim at midpoint and near base, with inset lid, hollow knob finial, mottled iron brown allover surface under lead glaze; fitted with wooden plunger whose flat disk is pierced with four holes.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.563a-c
Marks
impressed: on base and under lid: "I I I"
inscribed: on base in dark ink: "With Compliments/W. Holden"
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.
