Ink bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1847-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Blue glass ink bottle blown in two part mold; cylindrical with slightly sloping shoulders and cylindrical neck with lip; low relief molded inscription on side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1713
Marks:
molded: in low relief on side: "HARRISON'S/ COLUMBIAN/ INK"
Gallery Label:
Apollos Harrison, for whom this bottle was made, was a seller of books, maps, and ink in the Philadelphia area between 1847 and the 1870s (see publications)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue pressed lead glass miniature tumbler; six vertical panels around sides.
Object Number:
Z.457
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23335
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Demi-john Bottle used for Rum
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 17 x 7 in. ( 44.4 x 43.2 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Olive-green blown glass oval demijohn with ellipsoidal body, long slightly tapering neck, wide flat ring laid on below tooled lip, mold line running continuous from one end to the other along center of underside and from center of underside up one side; large protruding wrinkle on underside; no pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.471a
Gallery Label:
Demijohns are large bottles, usually wickered, for bottling and shipping liquids. This example has a five gallon capapcity.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23334
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle: green
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Dark aquamarine glass ink bottle blown in two part mold; octagonal pyramid with cylindrical neck with lip; pontil mark and initials in base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.438
Marks:
molded: in low relief on reverse of base: "I S" or "S I"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Demi-john bottle used for Rum
Classification:
Date:
1775-1800
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 8 in. ( 41.9 x 36.8 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Olive-green blown glass oval demijohn with ellipsoidal body, long slightly tapering neck, wide flat ring laid on below tooled lip, smooth slightly depressed base; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.471b
Gallery Label:
Demijohns are large bottles, usually wickered, for bottling and shipping liquids. This example has a five gallon capapcity.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
23332
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 5.7 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass ink bottle blown in two part mold; octagonal pyramid with cylindrical neck with lip; pontil mark in bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1961.55
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23331
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass (with a gray cast) pinch bottle; probably blown in a dip mold; cylindrical neck with rounded lip, rounded shoulders, square body with second gather of glass pinched in center to create a roughly hourglass shape with five tubes (one at center and at each corner) running from upper well to lower well, square base with rounded corners with slight push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1660b
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy salt
Classification:
Date:
1845-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toy salt; rectangular form; sides decorated with band of swags and stars; base has impressed star; four feet formed from shells.
Object Number:
Z.449
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
23328
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: hour glass-shaped
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass (with a greenish-gray cast) pinch bottle; probably blown in a dip mold; cylindrical neck with rounded lip, rounded shoulders, square body with second gather of glass pinched in center to create a roughly hourglass shape with five tubes (one at center and at each corner) running from upper well to lower well, square base with rounded corners with slight push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1660a
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23326
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 11/16 in. ( 1.3 x 9.4 cm )
Description:
Deep blue pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge of twenty large scallops and twenty small scallops; in well, American eagle with wings spread and head raised to right, clutching arrows and laurel branch; inscription in scroll issuing from eagle's beak and stars scattered in well; cornucopias (stippled and waffle-patterned) on interior rim, ending in raised circles (enclosed in braided rings) on rim; rope table ring (Lee-Rose 676-B).
Object Number:
INV.8300
Marks:
pressed: on well, in scroll: "FORT PITT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
23325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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