Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
ca. 1863
1865.6
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Inkwell
Object name
Inkwell
Date
1800-1880
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 3.8 x 7.3 cm )
Description
Wheel-thrown redware inkwell with straight sides and flat top with incised ring around central opening; lead glaze to with 1/4 in. of flat base.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.12858
Marks
written: on collector's label on underside of inkwell: "767/Amer"
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.