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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Cheese pot
Object name
Cheese pot
Date
1851
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 4 x 4 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Unglazed slab-built redware box with four-sided lid with geometric finial; each side with pricked borders; five-pointed star on two sides alternating with heart on the other sides; lid fits entirely in box.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1451ab
Marks
incised: script under lid: "Nov 12/1851"
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.
