Boot
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. ( 10.2 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Light blue pressed lead glass high-heeled boot; heel mounted on circular platform; pressed decoration consists of diamond pattern, side buttons, and scalloped border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.643
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 24.8 x 7 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue glass bottle; bottle blown in a dip mold with a tall cylindrical neck with a rounded lip, rounded shoulders, and a tall straight-sided body with a flat base and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1052
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
23415
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass salt; trapezoidal form; stylized stag's head on stippled ground on each side; rectangular ribbed base with sunburst motif (Neal SN1).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.318
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23414
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1844-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 in. ( 1.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; undecorated rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel wreath, in well; 13 stars grouped around eagle, in well (Lee-Rose 680).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.396
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat: red with black band
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass, enamel, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 in. ( 5.7 x 9.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless and opaque red cased glass hat with hand-tooled brim with gilding on edge, black enamel band edged in gilding, molded crown, and ground and polished pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.516
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23412
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue, lead glass; pressed. Salt; trapezoidal form; lyre flanked by S-curves and stars on sides and spear design on ends, all on stippled ground; stylized wheat sheaf on base; four feet formed from S-curves (Neal LE1).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.943
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
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1844-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 in. ( 1.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Deep blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; undecorated rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel wreath, in well; 13 stars grouped around eagle, in well (Lee-Rose 680).
Object Number:
INV.8304
Gallery Label:
Sticker affixed to cup plate reads "These Colors Don't Run" with the handwritten inscription "680/4".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23410
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1844-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; undecorated rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel wreath, in well; 13 stars grouped around eagle, in well (Lee-Rose 680).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Object Number:
1971.109h
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23409
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.8 x 7.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Salt; trapezoidal form; basket of flowers flanked by S-curves on beaded ground on sides and beaded band on ends; star in sunburst on base; four feet formed from S-curves (Neal BS3).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.319
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1844-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 in. ( 1.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; undecorated rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings crookedly raised and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel wreath, in well; 13 stars grouped around eagle, in well (Lee-Rose 680).
Object Number:
INV.8249
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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