Decanters with stoppers (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1815-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless lead glass decanters pattern-molded in a ribbed dip mold and then twisted to right; barrel form tapered to cylindrical neck decorated with three applied rigaree (crimped) rings, shallow push-up with pontil mark; spherical ribbed stopper blown in a three-part mold (McKearin 29).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.462a-d
Gallery Label:
These decanters were formerly in the collection of prominent glass scholar, George S. McKearin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 20.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GII-18); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck encircled by three double rings with rigaree decoration, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a wide band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a wide band of diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; bottom molded with diamond ring (McKearin diamond type XIV); pontil mark; stopper has sunburst at top, band of diamond diapering, and vertical ribs around bottom (McKearin plate 144, no. 3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.463ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24782
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall, without stopper: 8 3/4 x 5 in. ( 22.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GIV-7) with a tapered neck with flanged lip, sloping shoulders and squat cylindrical body molded with two rows of gothic pointed arches containing stylized leaf motifs divided by two horizontal rings with an oval panel formed by two snakes whose tails intertwine and extend to the base containing inscription "BRANDY," ribbed base (McKearin 34) with pontil mark; with a bulb-shaped stopper of light green glass blown in a three-part mold (not identified by McKearin) with lion's masks. Stopper not original to decanter.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.953b
Marks:
embossed: on side; "BRANDY"
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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3 in. ( 18.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass small decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-15); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck with two double rigaree rings, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a band of diagonal ribs; three repeat patterns of sunburst around concentric circles and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom (McKearin Rayed type VIIA); pontil mark; wheel-shaped stopper with circular indentation at center and rays around outside (McKearin plate 144, no. 21 or 24).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.467ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-15); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a band of diagonal ribs; three repeat patterns of sunburst around concentric circles and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom (McKearin Rayed type VIIA); pontil mark; stopper has sunburst at top, band of diamond diapering, and vertical ribs around bottom (McKearin plate 144, no. 3).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.58ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24778
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 19.7 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Translucent yellow pressed lead glass dish in the shape of an owl, with ears and extra feathers protruding from irregular edges of dish; top edges and inside of dish pressed with pattern of feathers; large clear eyes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.695
Gallery Label:
Ruth Webb Lee described this dish as an "Oval Pickle Dish," and wrote that it was called "Etched Pickle" by the Central Glass Co. of Wheeling, W. Va. (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24774
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 9 x 4 1/2 in.
Description:
Pair of dark green pressed lead glass candlesticks; faceted socket on faceted baluster standard on faceted domed base with scalloped rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.227ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24773
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 9 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of amber lead glass candlesticks pressed in single mold; hexagonal, baluster-shaped socket and stem; hollow, tapering, straight-sided hexagonal standard and trumpet-shaped base with baluster.
Object Number:
INV.3769ab
Provenance:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Dark green pressed lead glass candlestick; faceted socket on faceted baluster standard on faceted domed base with scalloped rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.227b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24771
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Amber lead glass candlestick pressed in single mold; hexagonal, baluster-shaped socket and stem; hollow, tapering, straight-sided hexagonal standard and trumpet-shaped base with baluster.
Object Number:
INV.3769b
Provenance:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
24770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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