Toddy plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toddy plate; circular form with scalloped edge; harp in center of well, within beaded ring and grapevine wreath; on interior rim, on stippled ground, four motifs of stylized leaves and scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape, small stars between (Lee-Rose 808).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.409
Gallery Label:
A toddy plate is a cup plate that is four inches in diameter or larger.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24084
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 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Opalescent pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge of alternating large scallops and points; in well, small six-petaled flower enclosed by plain ring on waffle ground; pattern of stippled arches with alternating angular or rounded shapes, on interior rim; every other arch with small door at bottom and flower at top (Lee-Rose 285).
Object Number:
INV.13077
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24082
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Blue-green pressed lead glass candlestick with hexagonal baluster stem and socket; stem joined by wafer to hollow hexagonal trumpet-shaped base with blade knop and vertical section bounded by collars.
Object Number:
INV.3770a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
24081
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 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge of alternating large scallops and points; in well, small six-petaled flower enclosed by plain ring on waffle ground; pattern of stippled arches with alternating angular or rounded shapes, on interior rim; every other arch with small door at bottom and flower at top (Lee-Rose 285).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Object Number:
1971.109
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24080
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Drinking glass: miniature tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass miniature tumbler blown in a three-part mold patterned with a horizontal band of vertical ribs twisting towards the left around the rim, a central horizontal band of diamond diapering and a band of vertical ribs around base; base plate has impressed flower; pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.3805
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24079
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cruet: Three-part mold blown bottle, slender neck
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 9.5 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass cruet bottle blown in three part mold (McKearin G.I-24); cylindrical body with narrow neck, sloping shoulders, and flaring lip; molded decoration composed of bands of vertical ribs separated by horizontal bands; lower-most band composed of diagonal ribs; pontil mark in base.
Object Number:
INV.3258
Gallery Label:
Similar cruets were sold by Bakewell of Pittsburgh in 1824 and by new England Glass Company during the 1820s (see publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shot glass: miniature tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass miniature tumbler blown in a three-part mold patterned with a horizontal band of diamond diapering and a band of vertical ribs; series of concentric circles at base; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.738
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:
24077
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
ca.1885
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 in. ( 2.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass plate; circular form with scalloped edge; rim decorated with bell flowers, vines and inscription "MEMORIAL" all on stippled ground; bust of President Ulysses S. Grant in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.399
Marks:
impressed: on rim: "MEMORIAL"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
24076
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cruet: Three-part mold blown bottle, wide neck
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass cruet (mustard bottle) blown in three part mold (McKearin G.I-24); cylindrical container with wide neck and flaring lip; molded with bande of vertical ribs separated by horizontal ribs; lower-most band composed of diagonal ribs; pontil mark in base; missing stopper.
Object Number:
INV.3259
Gallery Label:
Similar cruets were sold by Bakewell of Pittsburgh in 1824 and by New England Glass Company during the 1820s (see publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
24075
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1859
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 26 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Olive amber non-lead glass bottle blown in a two-part mold with flat collar and string rim, applied scroll handle, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, projecting square panel on obverse with inscription "FLORA TEMPLE" above horse in profile and inscription "HARNESS TROT 2.19 3/4 OCT. 15, 1859" below.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.963
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "FLORA TEMPLE" and "HARNESS TROT 2.19 3/4 / OCT. 15, 1859"
Gallery Label:
This flask 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.
This flask depicts the famous race horse Flora Temple. Bred and foaled in 1845 by a man named Samuel Welch of Oneida, New York, Flora Temple achieved a world record on October 15, 1859 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she trotted a mile in a time of 2:19 3/4, becoming the first horse to break the 2:20 record. She was described as "a true stepper with a clean, even, long, low, locomotive stroke", to quote the Spirit of the Times. In an era before television and the Internet, Flora Temple became a national celebrity. Currier & Ives created dozens of lithographs depicting Flora Temple, and wherever she raced, she attracted large crowds of spectators, anxious to get a glimpse of the "Queen of the Turf," as the New York Times dubbed her.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
24074
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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