Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Cake board
Object name
Cake board
Date
1750-1850
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 x 1 in. ( 37.5 x 26.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Rectangular wooden cake board with all over zigzag pattern with raised dots carved on obverse and four-pointed medallion with interlace design carved in one corner of reverse.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
Z.1888
Marks
handwritten in pencil: on paper label affixed long side: "992"
handwritten in ink: on fragment of paper label affixed to short side: ". . . 172 / [Fre]nch"
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.
