Collection Highlights
Snake jug
1871
1906.6ab
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mug and cover
Object name
Mug and cover
Date
1790-1820
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 in. ( 8.6 x 8.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Molded creamware (mochaware) bulbous mug banded with caramel-brown slip around middle with tree-like spotches (4); incised fine bands near rim tinted green; handle, foot, and interior left white; with correspondingly decorated cover with notch and ball finial.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.12855ab
Marks
written: on collector's label on underside of mug: "213b/Eng."
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.
