Collection Highlights
Donner Lake From the Summit
1873
1909.16
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object name
Plate
Date
1802-1828
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 10 in. ( 1.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware plate (Gaudy Dutch style) with hand-painted center with zinnia pattern with orange, pink, yellow, green, and brown overglaze and blue underglaze ringing border.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.448
Marks
impressed: on base: "RILEY"
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.
