Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup and saucer
Object name
Cup and saucer
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
cup: 2 3/4 x 4 in. ( 7 x 10.2 cm )
saucer: 1 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 14.3 cm )
Description
Molded pearlware ("spatterware") handleless cup and saucer; the cup's exterior is entirely covered with blue sponged-on underglaze and has a single red rose with black stem and green leaves painted on the inside of the bottom; the saucer has the same rose painted at its center and has blue underglaze sponged around the brim.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.763ab
Marks
impressed: on bottom of saucer: small round pinwheel shape
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.
