Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
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Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 9.8 cm )
saucer: 1 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 14.6 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") handleless cup and saucer decorated in blue sponged-on underglaze and with a hand-painted abstract peacock outlined in black, with blue and yellow body and red tail on each.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.761ab
Marks
impressed: on back of saucer: "STONEWARE/ B & T"
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.
