Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
ca. 1863
1865.6
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Betsy Tuttle (born c. 1816-7)
Title
Betsy Tuttle (born c. 1816-7)
Date
1836
Medium
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on paper laid on board
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 24.8 x 18.7 cm )
Credit Line
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number
1937.1716
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower edge in black ink: "Betsy Tuttle. Painted at the Aged 19. 1836."
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
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
