Attributed to
William Thompson Bartoll
(1817 - 1859)
Boy with Toy Drum
ca. 1845
Place madeMarblehead area, Massachusetts
Oil on canvas
Overall: 25 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 65.7 x 55.6 x 2.9 cm )
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
1937.454
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.
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