Cruet
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
with stopper: 6 3/4 x 4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 17.1 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass cruet blown in a mold with cylindrical neck tapered to pillar-molded (with notches in ribs) barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders, flanged lip, hollow handle, and pontil mark; pillar-molded pressed glass stopper.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.294ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2826
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 7 x 4 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 17.8 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed glass pitcher; cylindrical form with ogee-curved rim with spout and reeded handle; bottom third of body molded with diamond diapering.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.418
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
2824
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1886-1891
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 8 x 5 in. ( 22.2 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Opaque purple, blue and white swirled pressed glass pitcher; tapered cylindrical form with curved spout, pedestal base, and straight-sided handle; body molded with vertical flutes and panels, each panel with two floral motifs on a stippled ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Stuyvesant Fish
Object Number:
1946.340
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
2823
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lampshade
Classification:
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 8 in. ( 12.1 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass lampshade; flared top with fluted edge and etched(?) floral sunflower design; frosted base.
Object Number:
INV.12953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
2816
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lampshade
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass lampshade with four starbursts enclosed in semicircular wreaths; fluted edge with sawtooth border.
Object Number:
INV.12951
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2815
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lampshade
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 9 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 23.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass lampshade; flared octagonal shape with scalloped edge; overall faceted decoration (Daisy and Button pattern).
Object Number:
INV.12950
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2814
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1891
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 9 x 5 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 22.9 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass; pressed. Oval dish with two hexagonal pillar handles, band of raised dots around rim around underside of rim, band of raised dots and egg and dart pattern around top of dish wall, and pressed horseshoe and prayer rug motif with floral sprays on base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.340
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this dish is illustrated in "Early American Glass" by Ruth Webb Lee (p. 559).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
2813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Small toy cup
Classification:
Date:
1845-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 x 2 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass toy cup; octagonal form with sloping sides decorated with beaded ovals; scrolled handle.
Object Number:
INV.554
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
2812
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Molasses can or syrup jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, iron, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 x 4 1/4 in. ( 20 x 12.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass syrup pitcher (or jug) with tinned sheet iron hinged spout attached to body; ring applied near top of neck; applied handle crimped at end and turned up; ribbed body with vine with flowers and leaves running along bottom of jug (bellflower pattern).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1060
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:
2811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wine glass
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass wine glass; round funnel-shaped bowl with cut and faceted pedestal stem attached to slightly domed circular foot; bowl engraved all-over with 8-pointed stars and Roman key border below rim.
Object Number:
INV.13006
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
2788
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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