Collection Highlights
The Truant Gamblers (Undutiful Boys)
1835
1858.23
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate mold
Object name
Plate mold
Date
1824
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 32.7 cm )
Description
Redware plate mold with reinforced rim; surface partially blackened; unglazed.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1468
Marks
incised: in script on obverse: "Thos Wickersham/March 2nd 1824"
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.
