Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Measure with cover
Object name
Measure with cover
Date
1800-1840
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 7 x 5 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown cylindrical measure with cover, with applied strap handle opposite a small spout, incised at rim and one inch below rim, decorated with mottled yellow, green, and brown under lead glaze; domed lid with finial sits inside rim.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1432ab
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.
