Celery glass
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 26 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Amethyst pressed lead glass celery glass; eight-panel, bell-shaped body with scalloped rim on short cylinder; body joined by wafer below to octagonal pedestal foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.836b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25037
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle: Cucumber, clear
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass figured bottle blown in a two-part mold, with straight finish, narrow flat shoulder, and body shaped like a cucumber.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.436
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25036
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 5 in. ( 32.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in a mold (possibly pressure molded); cylindrical neck with rounded lip, ring at shoulders, conical body heavily molded with rounded pillars that separate six drapes, with pillars extending onto base with possible ground pontil mark in center; cork stoppers painted black with yellow and gold vine and grapes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.460a
Gallery Label:
This decanter could either be pressure-molded (which would mean it was made in France, 1825-1855), or it is mold-blown (which would mean it was made in England or America, 1840-1870). See publications.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25035
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanters (pair) with stoppers
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 14 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of colorless cut lead glass decanters with cylindrical body, sloping shoulders, and long cylindrical neck; two-sided pouring spout with curved notches on upper edges; cut decoration consists of bands of circles and ovals on neck and around base; wheel engraved grapevine band around middle; elongated ovoid stopper with pointed top cut with circles throughout.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.772ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25033
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 37.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter with cylindrical body, sloping shoulders, and long cylindrical neck; two-sided pouring spout with curved notches on upper edges; cut decoration consists of bands of circles and ovals on neck and around base; wheel engraved grapevine band around middle; elongated ovoid stopper with pointed top cut with circles throughout.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.772b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25032
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 37.5 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter with cylindrical body, sloping shoulders, and long cylindrical neck; two-sided pouring spout with curved notches on upper edges; cut decoration consists of bands of circles and ovals on neck and around base; wheel engraved grapevine band around middle; elongated ovoid stopper with pointed top cut with circles throughout.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.772a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead blown and pattern-molded glass tumber; tapered form with 16 molded flutes around lower portion of body with band of wheel-engraved chain of pointed ovals with cross-hatching below a squiggled band at rim; flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.52
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 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:
25029
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Covered dish: chicken on basket
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 12.7 x 13.3 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass covered dish in the form of a hen sitting on a basket. Flat lid with hen finial and basket-shaped oblong dish with upright rope-turned handles and basket-weave decoration. Underside of base has basketweave with cross in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.756ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
25028
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Classification:
Date:
Probably 1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 5 in. ( 6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Pale blue patterned-molded glass bowl; flared shape with sheared infolded rim, vertical ribbing around base, slight push-up, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.408
Gallery Label:
This object resembles certain bowls ("patty pans") manufactured in the early nineteenth century. However, the uneven shape, unusual color (which may suggest a Midwestern origin), and the large numbers of bubbles in the glass do raise questions about its authenticity.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
25027
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead blown and pattern-molded glass tumber; tapered form with 32 molded flutes around lower portion of body with band of wheel-engraved stylized vine motifs at rim; flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.736
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 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:
25024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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