Decanters (pair) with stoppers
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 12 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. ( 31.8 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless cut lead glass decanters; flaring lip and hexagonal cylindrical neck and body; angular hexagonal knop at base of neck; alternating panels on body are plain or cut with two rounded squares separated by two half-ovals; stopper is mushroom-shaped with hexagonal tapering sides and six-part design on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Object Number:
1954.80a-d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. ( 31.8 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; flaring lip and hexagonal cylindrical neck and body; angular hexagonal knop at base of neck; alternating panels on body are plain or cut with two rounded squares separated by two half-ovals; stopper is mushroom-shaped with hexagonal tapering sides and six-part design on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Object Number:
1954.80cd
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25077
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanters (pair) with stoppers
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 12 x 3 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
A pair of colorless cut lead glass footed decanters with globular bodies long, narrow cylindrical necks, and flange lip; neck cut into hexagonal form; body has copper wheel engraved decoration consisting of a band of circles separated from one another by parallel lines above a wide band of diamond diapering with alternating circles and stars; circular base has sunburst on reverse; stopper is hexagonal cone with outcurving sides, tapering stem, and bubble inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.59ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter and stopper
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. ( 31.8 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; flaring lip and hexagonal cylindrical neck and body; angular hexagonal knop at base of neck; alternating panels on body are plain or cut with two rounded squares separated by two half-ovals; stopper is mushroom-shaped with hexagonal tapering sides and six-part design on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Webb
Object Number:
1954.80ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25076
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass footed decanter with globular body long, narrow cylindrical neck, and flange lip; neck cut into hexagonal form; body has copper wheel engraved decoration consisting of a band of circles separarated from one another by parallel lines above a wide band of diamond diapering with alternating circles and stars; circular base has sunburst on reverse; stopper is hexagonal cone with outcurving sides, tapering stem, and bubble inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.59b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25073
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 in. ( 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Tumbler with nine sides; grape vine band around upper half of body.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.58j
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this set has been attributed to Brooklyn's Greenpoint Glassworks (working 1873-1880) and to Isaac Duval of Wellsburg, West Va. (working 1813-23). The former is more likely, given the style of the set.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead, blown glass tumbler of tapered form with flat bottom with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of C. K. Johnson
Object Number:
1929.77a
Gallery Label:
Central European glassware was exported to America in great quantity in the late-18th and early-19th century America, and found a ready market among German- and Anglo-Americans. Though often refered to as flip glasses (flip is an alcoholic beverage), the exact function of these large tumblers is unknown. These wares were also often incorrectly attributed to Henry Stiegel's 18th-century glass works in Manheim, PA.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
25066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead, blown glass tumbler of tapered form with flat bottom with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.985
Gallery Label:
Central European glassware was exported to America in great quantity in the late-18th and early-19th century America, and found a ready market among German- and Anglo-Americans. Though often refered to as flip glasses (flip is an alcoholic beverage), the exact function of these large tumblers is unknown. These wares were also often incorrectly attributed to Henry Stiegel's 18th-century glass works in Manheim, PA.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
25065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compote
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 6 in. ( 4.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, four-pointed star, surrounded by flowers and scrolls, on stippled ground; on interior rim, geometric figure repeated four times, alternating with leaf motif and flowers, on stippled ground; wafer of glass attached to base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.797f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25064
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mustard pot: swan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 14 x 14.6 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass mustard pot with cover; domed oval cover with stump-like branch finial; bunch of cherries on one side and bunch of grapes on the other; oval spouted pot with scalloped side edges and chain-link squared handle. One side of pot with bunch of cherries hanging from branch, other side with bunch of grapes and leaves; both panels with beaded borders. Flared oval foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.761ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25062
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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