Artist/Maker
Unidentified maker
Possible source
Elie Nadelman
(American, 1882 – 1946)
Nutcracker fragment
1750-1850
Wood
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 13.7 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm )
Z.2880
DescriptionWooden head of a man in a tricorn hat mounted on a rectangular post with decorative carving; the post is pierced with a rectangular hole with a screw throught it; the jaw of the man, which would have been the hinged part of the nut cracker, is missing.ClassificationsHOUSEHOLD TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
