Collection Highlights
Wedding dress: yellow brocade with lace
1730-50 with several alterations into the 20th century
1949.115a
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apple parer
Object name
Apple parer
Date
ca. 1800-1830
Medium
Wood, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 24 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 61.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Wooden apple parer; straddle board with rectangular slot for (missing) wheel; two-pronged knife arm mounted on vertical post near middle of board and (missing) turning fork mounted on two posts parallel to end of board.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1336
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.
