Collection Highlights
Coach
ca. 1770
1911.25
Wood, iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Book flask
Object name
Book flask
Date
1849-1854
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 8 in. ( 27.3 x 8.3 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Molded yellowware flask in shape of a book with banded spine, rimmed circular opening at top; mottled brown, green, and yellow clear glaze (Rockingham).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.650
Marks
impressed: on spine: "BENNINGTON/COMPANION"
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.
