Artist/Maker
Unidentified maker
Toaster
1770-1800
Place madeEngland, Europe
Iron
Overall: 4 1/8 x 17 x 11 1/8 in. ( 10.5 x 43.2 x 28.3 cm )
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
1937.1748
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.
DescriptionWrought iron toaster; three feet; arched handle with pierced circular terminus; four three-armed posts joined to a pan; holes in pan where four arched supports would have been joined.ClassificationsBASE METALS
