Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object name
Dish
Date
1801
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 28.6 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown deep dish (commonly called pie plate) with folded over scalloped edge; sgraffito decoration on obverse with German inscription and wavy line bands encircling central date, under lead glaze with incised wavy line bands repeating on exterior walls.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.718
Marks
inscribed: in center: "1801" on obverse, also on reverse in medallion
written: on obverse: circular band in German script - too difficult to make out
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.