Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.7 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass cup plate with light amber stained well and interior rim, and colorless edge; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer with stippled rigging, with inscription in arc over ship and initials in flag at left; eagle at top, with pattern of anchors, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground, along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 619-B).
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1984.135
Marks:
pressed: in well, top: "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
pressed: in well: "BF"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24594
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.7 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass cup plate with yellow stained well and colorless interior rim and edge; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, three-masted side-wheel steamer with stippled rigging, with inscription in arc over ship and initials in flag at left; eagle at top, with pattern of anchors, scrolls, and stars, on stippled ground, along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 619-A).
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1984.131
Marks:
pressed: in well, top: "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"
pressed: in well: "BF"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24593
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge (every other scallop ornamented with arrow); rosette at center of well, with petals reaching out, with vine of acorns and leaves running along border; pattern of hanging ornaments along interior rim, with tassels and fruit-like shapes suspended from stippled cord; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 197-B).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.37
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24591
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar: Millville atmosphere fruit jar, w/lid & screw clamp
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1861-1880
Medium:
Glass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass fruit jar blown in a three-part mold with flat lid with inscription "WHITALL'S PATENT JUNE 18TH 1861" secured by iron clamp, wide mouth, short neck, cylindrical body with inscription "MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR" on obverse and "WHITALL'S PATENT JUNE 18TH 1861" on reverse, and shallow circular depression in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1675
Marks:
in relief: on lid: "WHITALL'S PATENT / JUNE 18TH 1861"
in relief: on obverse: "MILLVILLE / ATMOSPHERIC / FRUIT JAR"
in relief: on reverse: "WHITHALL'S PATENT / JUNE 18TH 1861"
Gallery Label:
A glassworks originally established at Millville, New Jersey, in 1806 was acquired by the Whitall Brothers in 1844. Whitall, Tatum & Company was formed in 1857 and operated independently until 1938, when it became a unit of the Armstrong Cork Company. (See McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 90.)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
24590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; rose medallion at center of well, surrounded by detailed pattern of acorns and leaves; on interior rim, pattern of alternating curlicued forms and stylized grape motifs (Lee-Rose 99).
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1987.22
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24589
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; ten-sided form with rope edge; floral motif at center of well surrounded by rope ring, and alternating pattern of shields, stars, and floral motifs, enclosed by plain running vine; alternating pattern of shields and tree-like motifs on interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 95).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.411
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24588
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Pressed lead glass cup plate with opalescent tint; circular form with rope edge; pin-wheel motif punctuated by small stars at center of well, surrounded by series of concentric circles; series of 8 baskets with fruit and flowers at regular intervals along interior rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 90).
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1981.28e
Gallery Label:
Jane Spilman suggests that this cup plate was probably manufactured at either the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, or the New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24587
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 7 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass salt in the form of a hollow stump with a squirrel on side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.613
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24586
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1828-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Opaque light blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with plain edge; swirl of blue and white with slight opalescent tint at center of well, slightly ornamented with thin stippled rings; detailed repeating pattern of raised acorns and leaves along interior rim, extending from well to edge of plate (Lee-Rose 84).
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
1981.28d
Gallery Label:
Jane Spilman suggests that this cup plate was probably manufactured at either the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, or the New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
24584
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Smelling bottle: 8-sides, blue
Classification:
Date:
1820-1890
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. ( 5.7 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Deep blue lead glass smelling bottle blown in a two-part mold; octagonal shape with incurving sides.
Object Number:
INV.13259
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
24583
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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