Collection Highlights
WILD STYLE: TRACY 168
1992
2003.38.6
Black marker and felt tip pen on heavy paper with glue residue from a bound border at left
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Urn and pedestal
Object name
Urn and pedestal
Date
1830-1870
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 12 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. ( 31.1 x 24.4 cm )
Description
Molded stoneware urn with flaring cylindrical walls and wide shoulder with acanthus leaf decoration; either side of body molded with figure of woman in classical dress with swath of fabric held up over her head and on other side vignette of figure holding book with dog nearby framed in foliate medallion; pierced at base, exterior in brown mottled glaze (Rockingham); indented base fits into footed base with acanthus leaf decoration.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.631ab
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.
