Case bottle
Classification:
Date:
1700-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 26 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Olive green, non-lead, blown glass case bottle; bottle blown in a dip mold and has a short neck with a flared, folded-over lip, rounded shoulders, and a four-sided body with flat, tapered sides, a squared base with rounded corners, slight domed push-up and a rough pontil scar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.408
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
23937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Emerald green pressed lead glass tumbler; sides decorated with ten flutes.
Object Number:
INV.3952
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shot glass: tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue pressed lead glass tumbler; sides decorated with ten flutes.
Object Number:
INV.12475
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 8.6 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead blown glass hat with hole in top, high domed crown, and hand-tooled brim with folded and incised edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
Z.455
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass tumbler blown in a multi-part mold patterned with horizontal bands comprised of diamond and rib patterning; rim is sheared and tooled to shape; base plate impressed with sunburst; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.737
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:
23924
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 3.5 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass inkwell; blown and tooled flattened sphere shape with 1 1/2 inch opening at top and footring at bottom; indentation at interior center protrudes from center of reverse.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1676
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:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
23923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 6.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Deep sapphire blue lead glass hat blown in a full-size four-part mold (McKearin GIII-23) with hand-tooled brim with infolded edge, band of diamond diapering above band of sunbursts in diamond-shaped frames, and pontil mark surrounded by radiating ribs on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.989
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:
23922
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 8.6 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass top hat with inscription "THE SAME OLD HAT" on one side of crown and "HE'S ALL RIGHT" on the other side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.546
Marks:
in relief: on one side of crown: "THE SAME OLD HAT"
in relief: on other side of crown: "HE'S ALL RIGHT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
23921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine lead glass inkwell blown in two part mold; dome-shaped with flat base; neck at center tipping to one side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1704
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23920
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 in. ( 7 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass mug blown and tooled to shape; applied opaque white threads pulled up to create a loop pattern and then overlaid with colorless glass; applied solid ribbed handle; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.784e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23919
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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