Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 10.5 cm )
saucer: 1 1/4 x 6 in. ( 3.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") with splayed walls with sponged-on red and yellow stripe underglaze decoration and hand painted stylized red trumpet flower with green foliage on cup side and saucer center.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.766ab
Marks
painted: in green on saucer base: "V"
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.
