Vase
Classification:
Date:
1865-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 7 x 5 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 17.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown baluster-shaped footed redware vase/flower container with 2 crooked handles, separated with outward turning termini; flaring clylindrical neck; applied on each side, in high relief, a large, 3-blossom floral sprig under a lustrous reddish-brown glaze.
Object Number:
INV.12637
Marks:
inscribed in script: on base: "Anthony / W. Bacher"
Gallery Label:
Anthony W. Baecher's earthenware vessels and figurines are recognized as some of the finest folk pottery produced in the Shenandoah Valley.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
2679
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Part of a porcelain tea and coffee set; plate with panels in low relief; scattered floral design with gilding on rims.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.331hh
Gallery Label:
This object was purchased for the donor's grandmother from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibiton (World's Fair 1853-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
2664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1840-1853
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Part of a porcelain tea and coffee set; plate with panels in low relief; scattered floral design with gilding on rims.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.331rr
Gallery Label:
This object was purchased for the donor's grandmother from the New York Crystal Palace Exhibiton (World's Fair 1853-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
2663
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candle snuffer: Johanna Marie Lind, ("Jenny", 1820-1887)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 7.9 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Biscuit porcelain figurine; standing female figure in floor-length flounced skirt with blue pigment applied to two lower tiers; open bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.300
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
2651
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 7/8 x 4 in. ( 7.6 x 12.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware mug with yellow and brown glaze; loop handle and incised band one inch below flared rim.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.493
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
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2625
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Classification:
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 14.6 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown ovoid redware jug with applied, grooved top; loop handle attached to shoulder, bottle neck with mottled green and iron brown patches under a high gloss lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.258
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
2618
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Classification:
Date:
1834-1882
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. ( 18.7 x 19 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown cylindrical mug with slip trailed decoration under lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.264
Marks:
impressed: on side: "... LOMON BELL/... TRASB..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
2614
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1832-1838
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 7 in. ( 17.1 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Porcelain beaker-shaped vase with matte gold bands; hand-painted Schuylkill River scene in polychrome enamels; maker's mark on underside of base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.130
Marks:
painted: beneath foot: "Philedelphia" [sic] and a script lower case "h"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
2610
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 12 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 32.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Glazed redware culinary mold formed like a fish.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.522
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
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2607
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teacup: Landscape Vignette
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 9.8 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Cup with handle with hand painted enamel scene of a rust-clad figure in front of building and Roman ruin; rust, yellow, brown, green and blue enamel; gold bands around rim, handle, and interior.
Object Number:
INV.13328
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
2606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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