Collection Highlights
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
2000.715
Cardboard, wood, paper
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Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
ca. 1825
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 6 x 9.2 cm )
saucer: 1 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 14.3 cm )
Description
Molded ("Gaudy Dutch" Oyster pattern) pearlware with flared walls, erect rim on saucer handpainted with overglaze enamels with central large red rose, potted; flower, yellow and blue oblong band, partial reddish ground, corresponding border with underglaze blue.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.440ab
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.
