Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 16.2 x 9.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size, three-part mold; flask has hand-tooled flared neck and lip, rounded shoulders, oval body decorated with twisted vertical ribs, a shield containing a standing lion with an ax on the obverse and a bunch of grapes on the reverse; flat base with a pontil mark.
Object Number:
Z.451
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23730
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot
Classification:
Date:
1870-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold blown lead glass boot with flared rim and rounded toe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.702
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23729
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask: embossed w/grapes, eagle shield
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1836-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pale green non-lead glass figured flask blown in two-part mold (McKearin GII-56) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body, American eagle with olive branch below and stars above on obverse, bunch of grapes on reverse, vertical ribs on sides, and flat base with mold seam and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.344
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23727
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Shoe Shape
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 x 1 in. ( 5.1 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless blow molded lead glass perfume bottle in the shape of a shoe with a bow at front; opening at toe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.434
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23728
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7 x 11.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Green pressed lead glass shoe with high heel and beaded bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.636
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23726
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.2 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass shoe with pointed, upturned toes; body of shoe is plain, with bow at front; beaded border around rim; scallops at back of rim and horseshoe at front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.638
Gallery Label:
According to "Victorian Glass," this shoe is rare.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23725
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle: Jenny Lind
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 14 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Light-green, non-lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized, three-part mold (McKearin GI-107a) with a bust of Jenny Lind beneath the inscription "JENNY LIND" and above a spray of foliage on the obverse, with a glass house below the inscription "FISLERVILLE GLASS WORKS" on the reverse; bottle is calabash-shaped with molded ribs and an applied and tooled collar and a rough pontil mark; bottle is sealed with red wax and contains liquid vinegar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.293
Marks:
embossed: on obverse; "JENNY LIND"
embossed: on reverse; "FISLERVILLE GLASS WORKS"
typed: on tag; "HERB SALAD/ WINE VINEGAR flavored with herbs, garlic, and shallots/ from Juniper Hills/ HOUSE OF HERBS, Inc./ Canaan, Conn./ 1 quart/ WINE VINEGAR"
typed
Gallery Label:
This bottle is a counterfeit of a nineteenth-century Jenny Lind bottle. While the general shape and decoration of the bottle is like that of the original, there are obvious differences in the bust of Jenny Lind and the view of the glass house that clearly differentiate this from a genuine specimen.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
23724
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle: Jenny Lind
Classification:
Date:
1851-1857
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Blue-green, non-lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized three-part mold (McKearin GI-99) embossed with a portrait bust of Jenny Lind within a wreath with the inscription, "JENNY LIND" on the obverse with a two-story building with a central chimney with the inscription "GLASS WORKS S. HUFFSEY" on the reverse; bottle is calabash-shaped with a an applied and tooled collar and a blow-pipe mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.289
Marks:
embossed: on obverse; "JENNY LIND"
embossed: on reverse; "GLASS WORK'S/ S. HUFFSEY"
Gallery Label:
Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the "Swedish Nightingale," was a sporano who toured America in 1850-1852 under the auspices of P.T. Barnum. Noted for her singing and her piety and charity, Lind was incredibly popular in America. Samuel Huffsey was a Philadelphia glass dealer between 1851 and 1857. The bottle may have been made at the Millford Glass Works, Millford NJ (of which Huffsey may have been an owner) or at the New Brooklyn Glass Works or the Isabella Glass Works in New Jersey.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1857
eMuseum Object ID:
23722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle: Jenny Lind
Classification:
Date:
1851-1857
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Green, non-lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized three-part mold (McKearin GI-99) embossed with a portrait bust of Jenny Lind within a wreath with the inscription, "JENNY LIND" on the obverse with a two-story building with a central chimney with the inscription "GLASS WORK'S S. HUFFSEY" on the reverse; bottle is calabash-shaped with a an applied and tooled collar and a blow-pipe mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.283
Marks:
embossed: on obverse; "JENNY LIND"
embossed: on reverse; ""GLASS WORK'S/ S.HUFFSEY"
Gallery Label:
Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the "Swedish Nightingale," was a sporano who toured America in 1850-1852 under the auspices of P.T. Barnum. Noted for her singing and her piety and charity, Lind was incredibly popular in America. Samuel Huffsey was a Philadelphia glass dealer between 1851 and 1857. The bottle may have been made at the Millford Glass Works, Millford NJ (of which Huffsey may have been an owner) or at the New Brooklyn Glass Works or the Isabella Glass Works in New Jersey.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1857
eMuseum Object ID:
23721
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; rim curved in to flat circular well; in well, log cabin with flag flying from peak of gable, one window at side, one window next to door at front, and no latchstring on door; details of logs coming together at corners, and chimney at back of house; bottom of well filled in with textured ground (Lee-Rose 590).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.433
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23720
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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