Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1800-1830
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 31.1 cm )
Description
Drape molded plate with cabled rim and center impressed with a circular medallion with a raised image of a man's head surrounded by a border studded with dots (or possibly, rosettes); interior coated with slip under lead glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1472
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.