Collection Highlights
Camp Bed
1777-1785
1871.8
Wood, canvas, iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
Title
James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
Date
1836
Medium
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 36.8 cm )
Description
Double portrait
Credit Line
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number
1937.1715
Inscriptions
Inscribed at lower left in black ink: "James Tuttle. Aged 58. September 15th 1835"; at lower center: "Painted AT Strafford / Jany 25th. 1836."; at lower right: "Sarah Tuttle. Aged 56. Octbr. 25. 1835"
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
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
