Collection Highlights
The Truant Gamblers (Undutiful Boys)
1835
1858.23
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Box lock and key
Object name
Box lock and key
Date
1700-1750
Medium
Pine, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 12 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Wooden box lock with trapeziodal iron insert; lock has 'X' shaped receptor.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1196
Marks
stamped: on side of bolt: "RM"
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.
