Cup plate
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; circular form with edge of alternating eggs and narrow points; in well, lyre with stippled strings flanked by laurel branches; spikes and stippled fields alternate on interior rim (Lee-Rose 691).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1940.425
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
14550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Small dish: Toddy plate
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toddy plate; circular form with scalloped edge; harp in center of well, within beaded ring and grapevine wreath; on interior rim, on stippled ground, four motifs of stylized leaves and scrolls flanking trapezoidal shape, small stars between (Lee-Rose 808).
Object Number:
INV.13383
Gallery Label:
A toddy plate is a cup plate that is four inches in diameter or larger.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
14423
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1827-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 in. ( 1.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass plate; circular form with scalloped edge; overall diamond pattern forming a flower in the center.
Object Number:
INV.13075
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
14230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1835-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 14 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Deep amber lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GIX-36) with hand-tooled flared lip, pear-shaped body with eight-pointed star, pearl, and fleur-de-lis surrounded by ribs with scrolling ends, and keyed base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.347
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
14213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Platter: tray
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. ( 2.2 x 29.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass circular tray with beading on underside of flanged rim, corrugated sides, and allover hobnail pattern in center.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1080a
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:
14206
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 20.6 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Amethyst pressed lead glass vase; trumpet-shaped bowl with slightly swirled petal-like ribs and plain flaring rim above; bowl affixed by wafer to sqaure base with hexagonal baluster standard.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.839
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
14195
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Classification:
Date:
1960-1970
Medium:
Glass, cork, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 27.9 x 13.3 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine machine-made glass figured flask with flanged lip, oval body, shield with clasped hands below inscription "FRIENDSHIP" on obverse, sunburst on reverse, and cylindrical depression in base; stopper with spherical knob.
Object Number:
INV.6415ab
Marks:
carved: in relief on obverse: "FRIENDSHIP"
Gallery Label:
This twentieth-century flask is based on shield and clasped-hand flasks made between 1861 and 1875.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
13971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Perfume bottle
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass perfume bottle blown in a mold, with brass-plated top and rim; bottle with fourteen sides and pattern engraved along outside of four floral bunches connected by draped lines; thin tube attached to top, along with cylindrical container, which both hang below rim; screw and chain at side of top; "MADE IN FRANCE" on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie, 1941
Object Number:
INV.13287ab
Marks:
engraved: along top of bottle, on metal: "MADE IN FRANCE"
Gallery Label:
Paper tag tied to bottle reads "Geo. A./Zabriskie/1941" (written in pencil).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
13767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt Cellar
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass salt; patterned all over with raised stars on cross-hatched grid; impressed star on base.
Object Number:
INV.13095
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
13683
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ornament
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Blown glass ornament shaped like a duck in a nest.
Object Number:
INV.2234
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
13463
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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