Collection Highlights
Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
2009.34
Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box with needles
Object name
Box with needles
Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Teak, textile, steel
Dimensions
Box: 8 1/2 in. ( 21.6 cm )
Part (needle size 1): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Part (needle size 2): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Part (n
Description
Four sizes of needles housed in two-piece tubular case with rope fancywork cover.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1370a-f
Marks
stamped: near point and three needles: "R. (or A.?) HEMMING & SON"
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.
