Collection Highlights
The Intelligence Office
1849
1959.46
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abacus w/sticker
Title
Abacus w/sticker
Object name
Abacus
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Wood, ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 22.5 x 12.4 cm )
Description
Abacus with wooden frame and ivory beads; divided lengthwise into two parts and crossed with thirteen dowels; each dowel has five ivory beads on one side and two on the other side; bottom of frame slides out.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number
INV.7900
Marks
incised: on reverse: "IV"
handwritten in ink: on collector's label affixed to reverse: "581 / Amer"
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.
