Boot
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Opaque black lead glass man's boot with frosted exterior; blow-molded in two-part mold; wrinkle effect at heel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.634
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
18079
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl: Footed salt
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue lead glass footed salt blown in a three-piece mold patterned with three repeat panels of diamond diapering and sunburst; globular bowl with galleried rim; drawn stem and disc foot patterned with ribs; pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.3806
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
18078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink Bottle
Collections:
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; whitish residue inside.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1702
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18077
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick: white column base, white top
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue and white pressed lead glass candlestick; blue hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on hexagonal stem joined with a wafer to white columnar standard with eleven flutes on two-stepped square plinth; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.902c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
18022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher: creamer, gold
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 14 x 13 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Honey amber pressed glass creamer with beading and band of scrolls below spout, and alternating narrow and wide rectangular panels around middle of bowl with rosettes and floral sprays respectively, followed by another band of scrolls; ear-shaped handle, vertical ribbing around base of bowl, and stepped circular foot (Willow Oak pattern).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley & Family
Object Number:
1957.170
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
18021
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cream jug
Classification:
Date:
1790-1825
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.4 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue pattern-molded lead glass cream jug; ribbed pear-shaped body with sharply flared rim pulled out to form spout; applied handle with crimped and curled end; applied pedestal foot with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.156
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
18019
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass hat
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 14.9 x 22.2 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Rose blown molded (using two-part mold) glass hat with diagonal stripes of opaque white glass; ground and polished pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.522
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
18018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/16 in. ( 1.3 x 7.8 cm )
Description:
Lime green pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, twenty-petaled flower with center composed of three concentric rings around center dot; plain interior rim (Lee-Rose 523).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.264
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
18016
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight: sulphide
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide bust of Zachary Taylor on translucent green ground with millefiori border.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number:
1965.175
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to base: "210"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
18001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: blue
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. ( 5.1 x 21 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Sapphire blue pressed glass dish; rectangular shape with variant of peacock feather pattern with impressed circles around sides; oblong panel with waffle patterning with border of impressed circles on base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.283a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
17964
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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