Figured bottle/flask
Classification:
Date:
1851-1857
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. ( 26 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Light aquamarine, 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 Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.400
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 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. 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.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1857
eMuseum Object ID:
23581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1831-1832
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; narrow curved rim and flat circular well; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head raised to left, with border of cross-hatched concentric rings interrupted by stars, sprigs to each side of date "1831"; on interior rim, pattern of medallions, fleur-de-lis, and leaves, with cross-hatched background; also on interior rim, sprigs along edge of well, and below date (Lee-Rose 661).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number:
1945.423a
Marks:
pressed: in well, under eagle: "1831"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
23580
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 11.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Olive green blown glass hat with hand-tooled brim, molded cylindrical crown, and ground and polished pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.498
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23579
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 2.9 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Salt; trapezoidal form; four hearts above three Gothic arches on stippled ground on sides and two snowflakes above Gothic arch on ends; sunburst on base; four feet formed from flowers (Neal GA4).
Object Number:
INV.13267
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23578
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1831-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; narrow curved rim and flat circular well; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head raised to left, with border of cross-hatched concentric rings interrupted by stars, sprigs to each side of date "1831"; on interior rim are pattern of medallions, fleur-de-lis, and leaves, with cross-hatched background; also on interior rim, sprigs along edge of well, and below date; date changed to 1832 by the addition of a diagonal line at the base of the "1" (Lee-Rose 662).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.398
Marks:
pressed: in well, under eagle: "1831"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
23577
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 2.9 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed.Salt; trapezoidal form; four hearts above three Gothic arches on stippled ground on sides and two snowflakes above Gothic arch on ends; sunburst on base; four feet formed from flowers (Neal GA4).
Object Number:
INV.3962
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23576
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat: clear
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 in. ( 10.8 x 18.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass hat with hand-tooled brim, molded cylindrical crown, and pontil mark on base.
Object Number:
INV.13072
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23575
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1831-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; narrow curved rim and flat circular well; in well, American eagle with shield on breast, with wings spread and head raised to left, with border of cross-hatched concentric rings interrupted by stars, sprigs to each side of date "1831"; on interior rim, pattern of medallions, fleur-de-lis, and leaves, with cross-hatched background; also on interior rim, sprigs along edge of well, and below date; date changed to 1832 by the addition of a diagonal line at the base of the "1" (Lee-Rose 662).
Object Number:
INV.8246
Marks:
pressed: in well, under eagle: "1831"
Gallery Label:
Sticker affixed to plate has inscription written in blue ink: "R/662".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
23574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 5.1 x 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue and white, lead glass; pressed. Salt; rectangular with columnar sides; textured diamond grid on four sides; sunburst on base; four tapered cylindrical feet (Neal SD7).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.940
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:
23573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot skate
Classification:
Date:
188-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3 x 1 5/8 in. ( 9.8 x 7.6 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass boot skate with scalloped rim; pressed decoration consists of fine diamond mesh with simulated allegator skin shoe section.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.645
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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