Drinking glass
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.9 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown drinking glass with trumpet-shaped bowl joined directly to slightly mounded circular base with crimped edge and pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.508
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24857
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1875-1905
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 1/4 x 3 in. ( 12.7 x 5.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass vase in the form of a hand holding a cornucopia; hand is mounted on circular platform with vertical ribs, with fingers twined around cornucopia-shaped vase; cornucopia is pressed with geometric daisy and diamond pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.583
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
24856
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footed dish
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 5 in. ( 15.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Light green glass footed bowl with blown bowl and pressed foot; spherical bowl with flared rim attached to base with rounded and terraced stem on square base with fluted design underneath with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.203b
Marks:
written: on sticker on bas; "NYH"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, a now-lost label on the base read "Blown by James Rutherford, circa 1810, South Jersey." A horn scoop (1952.203a) accompanied this bowl. Slightly larger footed bowls were used as centerpieces, fruit, and salad bowls, while smaller bowls might be used as waste or sugar bowls.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
24854
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footed salt
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Sapphire blue glass footed salt with double-ogee bowl blown in a multi-part mold; with sheared rim, diamond patterning on bowl, ribbed knop joining bowl to a slightly sloping circular base, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.269
Gallery Label:
This form fits the description of "chain salts" in a list of glasswares made in 1769 and the first three months of 1770, according to the account books of Henry William Stiegel. Similar salts were produced in England, or it may be a reproduction. (See "American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art," pp. 183 and 780.)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
24855
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Covered dish
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed lead glass covered dish; circular dish with incurved sides, ornamented with repeating pattern of faceted points coming out from surface and with two concentric rings of raised dots; cover with finial ornamented with several concentric rings, some ornamented with pattern of dots.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.769cd
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24853
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt Cellar w/lid
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed lead glass covered dish; circular dish with incurved sides, ornamented with repeating pattern of faceted points coming out from surface and with two concentric rings of raised dots; cover with finial ornamented with several concentric rings, some ornamented with pattern of dots.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.769ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24852
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 8 in. ( 5.7 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Green blown glass dish with broad brim with outward-folded rim, relatively straight sides, slightly domed base, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.508
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this may be a product of the Wistarburgh Glass Works, Alloway, NJ (1739-1777). Similar pieces have been attributed to the New Geneva Glass Works, New Geneva, PA (1797-1847). Slightly larger versions are refered to as milk pans.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24851
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. ( 29.2 x 14 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue and white alabaster candlestick; blue hexagonal socket decorated with alternating fleur-de-lis and scrolls on pedestal stem joined by a wafer to white baluster standard with acanthus leaves at top and bottom on hexagonal domed base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.904b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24850
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 5 1/2 x 5 in. ( 27.9 x 14 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue and white alabaster candlestick; blue hexagonal socket decorated with alternating fleur-de-lis and scrolls on pedestal stem joined by a wafer to white baluster standard with acanthus leaves at top and bottom on hexagonal domed base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.904a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24849
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick: yellow-green
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 27.9 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.900
Gallery Label:
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
24848
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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