Figured bottle: Jenny Lind
Classification:
Date:
1857-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 6 x 5 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 15.2 x 14 cm )
Description:
Dark green, lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized three-part mold (McKearin GI-104) embossed with a portrait bust of Jenny Lind within a wreath with the inscription, "JENY LIND" on the obverse with a two-story building with a central chimney 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:
1945.284
Marks:
embossed: on obverse, "JENY LIND"
Gallery Label:
Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the "Swedish Nightingale," was a soprano 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.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23671
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Amber pressed lead glass salt; trapezoidal form; diamond-filled circles on sides and diamond-filled horseshoes on ends; sunburst on base; octagonal foot (Neal 001).
Object Number:
INV.3828
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23670
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 6.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Colorles mold blown lead glass boot made with two part mold; wrinkle effect around ankle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.632
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23644
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Light blue pressed lead glass boot; pressed decoration consists of faceted medallions and circles ("Daisy and Button" pattern) and plain shoe section.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.603
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23643
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1826-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin GI-14) with hand-tooled cylindrical finish and ovoid body; on obverse, portrait of George Washington with inscription "GENERAL WASHINGTON" in oval frame; on reverse, in oval frame, American eagle grasping cartouche with inscription "T. W. D" with rays and inscription "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above eagle; on sides, inscription "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA / ADAMS & JEFFERSON JULY 4. A. D. 1776"; oval base with blowpipe mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.743
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "GENERAL WASHINGTON"
in relief: on reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and "T. W. D"
in relief: on sides: "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA / ADAMS & JEFFERSON JULY 4. A. D. 1776"
Gallery Label:
This flask commemorates the deaths of Adams and Jefferson which occurred on July 4, 1826. "T. W. D" stands for Thomas W. Dyott, owner of Kensington Glass Works.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
23642
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boots (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 2 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 7 x 6 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of cobalt blue lead glass man's boots made from two part mold; wrinkle effect around heel; nails and six-pointed star on sole.
Cobalt blue pressed glass boot
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.633ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23640
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1850-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 17.1 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GII-24) with hand-tooled neck, oval body with American eagle facing left with banner and fourteen stars above and stellar motif below on obverse and reverse, two parallel moldmarks and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.389
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
23639
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: footed salt
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue lead glass footed salt blown in a three-part mold patterned with three repeat panels of diamond diapering and diamond-shaped sunburst; compressed globular bowl curved in below everted rim; drawn stem and thick disc foot patterned with sawtooth bands; pontil mark (McKearin G III-25).
Object Number:
INV.3807
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23634
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1855-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 19.7 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Olive amber lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin GII-78) with flared hand-tooled neck and lip, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, American eagle facing left with banner above and oval frame below on obverse and reverse, flat oval base with mold seam, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.384
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23633
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle
Classification:
Date:
1857-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Light green, non-lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized three-part mold (McKearin GI-104) embossed with a portrait bust of Jenny Lind within a wreath with the inscription, "JENY LIND" on the obverse with a two-story building with a central chimney 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 Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.401
Marks:
embossed: on obverse, "JENY LIND"
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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
23632
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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