Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter of 1918
1918
1984.68
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
"The House that Jack Built"
Title
"The House that Jack Built"
Object name
Kerchief
Date
1820-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. ( 33.7 x 34.9 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-printed kerchief with ten vignettes from "The House that Jack Built"; printed with red ink on white background.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.601
Marks
printed: all over: " THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT/ This is the Houfe that Jack built / This is the MALT that layin the House that Jack built/ ..."
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.
