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, or very light green, lead glass; pressed. Salt; trapezoidal form; stylized stag's head on stippled ground on each side; rectangular ribbed base with sunburst motif (Neal SN 1).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.733d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
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 edge of alternating scallops and points; rim curved in to flat circular well; American eagle with shield on breast, wings spread and head facing right, clutching arrows and laurel branch, within beaded ring and grapevine wreath, in well; 4 motifs of stylized leaves and scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape with small stars between, on stippled inner rim (Lee-Rose 665).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.426
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Amber blown glass (off-hand ware) hat with molded crown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.518
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
23403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1836-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 21 x 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-25) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body with bust of George Washington and inscription "BRIDGETOWN NEW JERSEY" on obverse, classical bust with same inscription on reverse, and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1960.7
Marks:
in relief: on obverse and reverse: "BRIDGETOWN NEW JERSEY"
Gallery Label:
The "classical bust" on the reverse of this flask is identified as [Henry?] Clay in the accession records. This flask was purchased by the Society from the estate of George S. McKearin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
23375
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boot
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 10.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass high-heeled boot; pressed decoration consists of faceted medallions and circles ("daisy and button").
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.598
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23374
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt cellar
Classification:
Date:
1830-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue, lead glass; pressed. Salt; boat-shape form with relief details in imitation of a paddlewheel steamboat; maker's mark on sternboard and on scroll-decorated oval base; Lafayette's name on both paddlewheels (Neal BT4d).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Object Number:
INV.14404
Marks:
pressed: on sternboard: "B. &. S./ GLASS./ Co"
pressed: on paddlewheels: "LAFAYET."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
23373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoe
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.1 x 12.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Light blue pressed lead glass shoe with pointed, upturned toe; pressed decoration consists of circles and latticework, and horizontal ribbing from rim to toe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.646
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
23372
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Match holder
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 7 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass match holder in the form of a horse pulling a barrel-shaped cart mounted on a cylindrical stand; top of stand is reeded for use as striking pad.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.652a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23371
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured bottle: bust & lyre design
Classification:
Date:
1851-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 x 3 in. ( 22.9 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine, non-lead glass bottle blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-110) with a hand-tooled finish; body is violin-shaped, with ten panels, the largest front and back panels embossed with portrait bust of Jenny Lind above a lyre; panels adjoining front and back panels embossed with vine-like pattern; ten-sided base has pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.291
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 as well as 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:
23370
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 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Opalescent pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; starburst with twelve short rays and four long rays dividing well into four quadrants, each filled with smaller sunburst; interior rim ornamented with series of long and short rays radiating from well (Lee-Rose 326).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.260
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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