Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
1865
Z.2603
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7 x 8.9 cm )
saucer: 1 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 14.9 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") handleless cup and saucer with faceted bodies; cup is flared; both feature an image of a building with trees and birds; some of the decoration is underglaze applied with a sponge, and some is hand painted; sponged underglaze is blue and green; building is brown with red windows and black outlines.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.723ab
Marks
painted: on bottom of both: small black line
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.
