Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Inkwell
Object name
Inkwell
Date
1814-1849
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 9.5 cm )
Description
Cylindrical salt-glazed stoneware inkwell with pattern of holes, slash decoration in cobalt around top, and maker's mark stamped on front.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.719
Marks
stamped: on front of inkwell: "C. CROLIUS/MANUFACTURER/MANHATTAN-WELLS/NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label
Clarkson Crolius sold his stoneware locally but also shipped wares on boats to southern ports such as Charleston and Savannah. A Crolius inkwell like this one was recently excavated in New Orleans.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bibliography
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
