Collection Highlights
Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial
2007
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Cast bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Curtain tiebacks (pair)
Object name
Curtain tiebacks (pair)
Date
1850-1890
Medium
Earthenware, iron
Dimensions
each: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Molded yellowware curtain tiebacks consisting of shaft with domed fluted head; lustrous dark brown mottled glaze (Rockingham) with blue streaks; fitted in base with metal streaks.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.668ab
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.
