Collection Highlights
Kerchief
ca. 1848
1941.103
Cotton
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Luce Center
Bowl with lid
Object name
Bowl with lid
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Pearlware ("spatterware") bowl and lid; sponged on blue and purple and hand painted red and green flowers underglaze decoration; high, flaring lip and concave collar.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.758ab
Marks
typed: glued to lid: collector's label
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