Collection Highlights
Noah's ark
1850-1900
1956.101
Wood, paint
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 8 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 21.3 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") plate with slightly faceted brim and correspondingly angled rim; brim decorated in alternating sponged on blue and green underglaze stripes; at center, hand painted red and blue flower with small green leaves.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.773
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.
