Bottle: honey comb pattern
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 18.1 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass bottle blown in a multi-part mold with flange lip, cylindrical neck with wide ring at base, ribbed shoulder, round, waisted body with all-over honeycomb pattern and inscription "ETS & Co." on obverse, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley & Family
Object Number:
1957.179
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "ETS & Co."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
24948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pocket flask
Classification:
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 13 x 8.3 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Deep olive green blown glass pocket flask with straight finish, ovoid body with collapsed center, rounded base, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.451
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
24947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown non-lead glass tumbler; tapered body with pontil mark on bottom; polychrome enamel-painted decoration consisting of bird perched on heart, flanked by scrolls, with floral sprays meeting on other side of tumbler; decoration contained within horizontal painted bands; white scalloped line below rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.770d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
24946
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 8.6 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown non-lead glass tumbler; tapered body with pontil mark on bottom; polychrome enamel-painted decoration consisting of row of buildings with no spaces in between, with flat roofs, flanked by floral sprays meeting on other side of tumbler; decoration contained within horizontal painted bands and white scalloped lines.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.770a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
24945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Classification:
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 11.4 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown nonlead glass mug; cylindrical body flared out and rounded at base; applied, thin strap handle; polychrome enamel-painted decoration consisting of bird perched on tuft of grass flanked by scrolls, with floral sprays on either side of handle, with decoration contained within horizontal painted bands; white scalloped line below rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.770f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
24944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl: footed salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Deep amber patterned-molded glass footed salt with double-ogee bowl; with plain sheared rim, bulbous upper bowl with vertical ribbing, and applied conical foot with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1084
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1853-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Silvered (mercury glass) mold-blown glass vase; flared rim, narrow neck with ring at base, rounded shoulders, tapered cylindrical body on short stem on terraced pedestal base; remnants of painted decoration on side (possibly floral spray); corked hole in bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.594
Marks:
written: on label: "1215/ Amer."
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
24942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase: silvered
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1853-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Silvered (mercury glass) mold-blown glass cream jug; flared rim, narrow neck, terraced shoulders, tapered cylindrical body with ribbed bottom on short stem on pedestal base; remnants of painted decoration on side (possibly floral spray); corked hole in bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.595
Marks:
written: on tag; "Amer."
written: on tag; illegible
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
24941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl: footed salt
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 8.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Blue-green blown glass footed salt with sides of bowl sloping outward toward bottom, horizontal ribs formed by tooling, applied heavy foot, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.202
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 13.7 x 6.7 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown nonlead glass bottle; rectangular body with rounded shoulders with ridge formed by second gather; conical neck with lip; low push-up; pontil mark on bottom; polychrome enamel-painted floral decoration.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.771a
Gallery Label:
While wares with this enameled decoration were long thought by collectors and scholars to be the product of Henry Steigel's Manheim Glass Works, there is no evidence that any of these enameled wares were made in America. Their exact function is unknown. (See Publications)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
24939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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