Museum Collections
Luce Center
Apple parer
Object name
Apple parer
Date
1800-1830
Medium
Pine, string, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 x 30 x 8 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 76.2 x 21.6 cm )
Description
Hand-made wooden apple parer with hand crank with two wheels and double pulley; mounted above a box; three-pronged fork; straddle board.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1341
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.





