Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
ca. 1802
1972.12ab
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Face vessel
Object name
Face vessel
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Stoneware, alkaline glaze
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 7 in. ( 18.1 x 14.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown flaring cylindrical stoneware jug with bottle neck opening (corked) and top handle towards rear, front side decorated with face modeled in relief, one eye and teeth move; dark green alkaline (wood ash) glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1410
Gallery Label
This face vessel may have been made by Miles Mill of the Edgefield District in South Carolina. It 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.
