Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
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Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1800-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 9.2 cm )
saucer: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 14 cm )
Description
Hand painted pearlware handleless cup and saucer in gaudy dutch style with 'Warbonnet' pattern, showing feathers and grapes; they are decorated with a blue underglaze and red-brown, green, brown, and yellow overglaze; inside the rim are four red-brown flowers(?) seperated by blue and yellow bands.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.432ab
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.
