Smelling bottle
Classification:
Date:
1820-1890
Medium:
Glass, white metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 7 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst non-lead glass smelling bottle (or pungent) with metal cap with American eagle on top, surrounded by wreath, and chased pattern along edge of cap; hexagonal shape with wide ogival side on each end and 2 narrow ogival sides on each end.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.766d
Gallery Label:
The main purpose of smelling bottles, or pungents, was to mask unpleasant odors, and thus they usually held smelling salts. They were first stoppered by corks and eventually by screw caps. The capacity of these bottles ranges from fractions of a dram to a little over an ounce.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
24759
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1834-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.7 cm )
Description:
Light bluish-green pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer (the Chancellor Livingston) with curved flag, on wavy sea, with inscription above and below ship; stick figures on decks; on interior rim, pattern of shields, stippled hearts, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 628).
Object Number:
INV.14399a
Marks:
pressed: in well: "CHANCELLOR/LIVINGSTON"
Gallery Label:
The Chancellor Livingston was a paddle-wheel steamboat with auxiliary sails that operated between New York and Providence, R.I. until it was dismantled in 1834. The cup plate may commemorate the destruction of the ship.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24758
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 27 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of translucent green pressed lead glass candlesticks 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:
1965.894ab
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:
24757
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
1830-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 17.8 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Glass tray; rectangular shape with alternating hearts and six-pointed stars on sides and the image of a sailing ship with inscription "U.S.F. CONSTITUTION" at center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.238
Marks:
pressed: at center: "U.S.F. CONSTITUTION"
Gallery Label:
The U.S.F. Constitution was one of the United States' earliest naval vessels. A proposal to scrap the ship announced around 1830 provoked a public outcry. At least one fragment of this pattern was found at the Sandwich factory site. (See "American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass," p. 105.)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
24756
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1955-1958
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; tapered tumbler with red and gray decal of a Pennsylvania RR passenger train against a background of monuments of Boston, New York, and Washington D.C with the Pennsylvania RR keystone logo.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1958.150a-f
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a set of king-sized Old Fashioned glasses (an Old Fashioned containes whiskey, bitters, sugar, mushed-up fruit, and soda) that was aquired from the Pennsylvania RR in 1958 for $3.00 a glass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
24754
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1955-1958
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; tapered tumbler with red and gray decal of a Pennsylvania RR passenger train against a background of monuments of Boston, New York, and Washington D.C with the Pennsylvania RR keystone logo.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1958.150e
Marks:
printed: "4902 PENNSYLVAIA 4902" on engine, "PRR" in keystone
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a set of king-sized Old Fashioned glasses (an Old Fashioned containes whiskey, bitters, sugar, mushed-up fruit, and soda) that was aquired from the Pennsylvania RR in 1958 for $3.00 a glass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
24753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1955-1958
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; tapered tumbler with red and gray decal of a Pennsylvania RR passenger train against a background of monuments of Boston, New York, and Washington D.C with the Pennsylvania RR keystone logo.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1958.150d
Marks:
printed: "4902 PENNSYLVAIA 4902" on engine, "PRR" in keystone
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a set of king-sized Old Fashioned glasses (an Old Fashioned containes whiskey, bitters, sugar, mushed-up fruit, and soda) that was aquired from the Pennsylvania RR in 1958 for $3.00 a glass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
24752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1955-1958
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; tapered tumbler with red and gray decal of a Pennsylvania RR passenger train against a background of monuments of Boston, New York, and Washington D.C with the Pennsylvania RR keystone logo.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1958.150f
Marks:
printed: "4902 PENNSYLVAIA 4902" on engine, "PRR" in keystone
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a set of king-sized Old Fashioned glasses (an Old Fashioned containes whiskey, bitters, sugar, mushed-up fruit, and soda) that was aquired from the Pennsylvania RR in 1958 for $3.00 a glass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
24751
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1955-1958
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; tapered tumbler with red and gray decal of a Pennsylvania RR passenger train against a background of monuments of Boston, New York, and Washington D.C with the Pennsylvania RR keystone logo.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1958.150c
Marks:
printed: "4902 PENNSYLVAIA 4902" on engine, "PRR" in keystone
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a set of king-sized Old Fashioned glasses (an Old Fashioned containes whiskey, bitters, sugar, mushed-up fruit, and soda) that was aquired from the Pennsylvania RR in 1958 for $3.00 a glass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
24750
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cordial glasses (2)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
Pair of colorless cut lead glass cordial glasses; bell-shaped bowl cut with six large ovals above six small ovals; hexagonal baluster stem; circular base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.67ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
24749
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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