Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
1840-1850
1910.24
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Iron peel
Object name
Iron peel
Date
ca. 1900-1930
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 44 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 113 x 19.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Iron peel with a long-handle, flat paddle-shaped end; heart shape cut out of the handle end.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1175
Gallery Label
Peels were used chiefly by bakers to place and remove bread, pies, and similar foods in an oven. This one 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.
