Collection Highlights
Baby walker
1700-1800
INV.14959
Pine
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object name
Pitcher
Date
1850-1870
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 19 x 14 x 12.1 cm )
Description
Ovoid salt-glaze stoneware pitcher with Albany slip-coated interior; strap handle and pouring spout; decorated with 2 flowers painted in cobalt oxide, brush strokes of cobalt on neck, and circles of cobalt at handle attachments.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.525
Marks
stamped: on side: "R. C. R./PHILA."
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.