Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1824-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 19 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Olive amber non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-85) with hand-tooled flared lip, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, bust of Lafayette on obverse with inscriptions "LAFAYETTE" and "COVETRY C-T", Liberty cap on pole in oval frame with semi-circle of stars above and inscription "S & S" below on reverse, and oval base with mold seam and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.383
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "LAFAYETTE" and "COVENTRY/ C-T"
in relief: on reverse: "S & S"
Gallery Label:
Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution, toured the United States in 1824-25. The inscription "S & S" stands for Stebbins & Stebbins, proprietors of the Coventry Glass Works.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
23548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bootie
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1886
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 10.8 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass bootie; pressed decoration consists of faceted medallions and circles ("Daisy and Button" pattern) and holes for lacing; heel is ribbed, but the rest of sole is plain.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.602
Gallery Label:
An identical bootie is marked "Pat. Oct. 19, '86" (see publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1886
eMuseum Object ID:
23547
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 x 3 in. ( 22.2 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Pale green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-26) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body with bust of George Washington in classical dress in oval frame on obverse, American eagle and shield in oval frame on reverse, and oval base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.742
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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23546
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footed salt
Classification:
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Amethyst lead glass footed salt blown in a multi-part mold patterned with five rows of twelve diamonds; double-ogee bowl joined to a five-petal formed foot with a solid ribbed knop drawn from the same gather; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.193
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
23545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1825-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GVI-4) with hand-tooled lip, oval body with Washington Monument in Baltimore in oval frame on obverse with inscription "BALTIMORE", ear of corn in oval frame on reverse with inscription "CORN FOR THE WORLD", flat oval base with mold seam, and no pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.395
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "BALTIMORE"
in relief: on reverse: "CORN FOR THE WORLD"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
23544
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bootie
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Green pressed lead glass bootie pressed with ribbed front and fine diamond pattern; molded flowers embellish bow at front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.650a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23543
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1835-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 9.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Olive green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-114) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body with classical busts on either side (possibly Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron), and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.387
Gallery Label:
According to McKearin and Wilson, the two busts depicted on this flask are traditionally identified as Scott and Byron, but the basis for this attribution is unknown ("American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 552).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
23542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Booties (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of pressed glass booties, one blue and one green; pressed with ribbed front and fine diamond pattern; molded flowers embellish bow at front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.650ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23541
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Dark green, non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size, two part mold (McKearin GIII-17); flask has a cylindrical neck with a round lip, rounded shoulders, an ovoid body embossed with a cornucopia of fruit on the obverse with a two-handled gadrooned urn of fruit on the reverse, and an oval base with a blow-pipe scar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.378
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23540
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 x 2 in. ( 14 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Amber-green non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized, two-part mold (McKearin GIII-7); flask has hand-tooled, flared clylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, ovoid body embossed with a cornucopia of fruit on the obverse with a two-handled gadrooned urn of fruit on the reverse, and an oval base with a pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.746
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:
23539
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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