Collection Highlights
Wedding dress: yellow brocade with lace
1730-50 with several alterations into the 20th century
1949.115a
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cake board
Object name
Cake board
Date
ca. 1780-1830
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 9 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 24.1 cm )
Description
Circular treenware cake board elaborately carved with a mythological scene of a man being eaten by a bear beneath a God-like figure standing next to five smaller men; town with dome-top buildings and spires in the background and a horse-driven chariot in the sky.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.1008
Marks
hand written: paper collector's label affixed to reverse: "230 Swiss"
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.
