Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1955-1958
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; tapered tumbler with red and gray decal of a Pennsylvania RR passenger train against a background of monuments of Boston, New York, and Washington D.C with the Pennsylvania RR keystone logo.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1958.150a
Marks:
printed: "4902 PENNSYLVAIA 4902" on engine, "PRR" in keystone
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this glass is part of a set of king-sized Old Fashioned glasses (an Old Fashioned contains whiskey, bitters, sugar, mashed fruit, and soda) that was acquired from the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1958 for $3.00 a glass.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1958
eMuseum Object ID:
30821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cordial glass
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 in. ( 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed (probably lead) glass cordial glass with ogee-shaped bowl with six vertical panels with arched tops around sides, stem with two faceted ball knops, and sunburst on underside of foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Estelle de Peyster Hosmer
Object Number:
1945.128e
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object belonged to Frederic de Peyster (1790-1882).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
30782
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mouse & Cheese
Classification:
Date:
1966
Medium:
Glass, 18 karat gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 10.2 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Decorative glass sculpture in the form of a wedge of Swiss cheese, with airtraps representing holes in the cheese. Gold mouse crouches on top of the cheese, his long tail falling over the side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eric N. Shrubsole, Pintard Fellow
Object Number:
1976.67
Marks:
engraved: on underside: "Steuben"
Gallery Label:
James Houston of Steuben Glass designed this playful sculpture around 1966. Steuben described it as "gleaming with bright airtraps, the sliced and polished wedge of Swiss cheese captivates the hungry golden mischief-maker."
Bibliography:
"Steuben Crystal: Inaugural Exhibition of Helen Harper Brown Gallery for Decorative Arts," Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1985.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1966
eMuseum Object ID:
30778
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Egg cup
Classification:
Date:
1860-1885
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass footed eggcup with flared rim, hexagonal bowl with arches surrounding sides, hexagonal stem, and circular base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ella S. Humble
Object Number:
1953.322b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object was manufactured by Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. in the late nineteenth century and subsequently given to a great niece of William Stetson (superintendent of the Sandwich factory from 1826 to 1830).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
30779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1825-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass plate; circular form with curved sides, scalloped rim and flat bottom; rim cut with strawberry diamonds and fan motifs, sloping sides cut with panels, bottom cut with square strawberry diamonds.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1936.703
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object belonged to either Abigail Cornell (1766-1854) who married New York leather merchant Israel Corse in 1810, or to Angeline Burr, wife of Morris Ketchum (1796-1880).
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
30776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature tumbler or toothpick holder
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass miniature tumbler; eight vertical panels around sides; pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.13097
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30735
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured pint flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1817-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Light pink non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin GIV-11) with hand-tooled flared finish, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, pint capacity; decorated with Masonic arch and Masonic symbols on obverse, American eagle with banner above and oval cartouche containing leaf-like motif below on reverse, ribbing on sides, and flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.961
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:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
30733
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 29.8 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst pressed glass vase with hollow hexagonal base pressed separately and attached with wafer; elongated conical shape with fluted rim and two staggered rows of arched panels surrounding bowl; pontil mark on inside of foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1952.220a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30732
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Goblet
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass goblet with four stippled panels with scroll motif on bowl alternating with vertical strips of waffle patterning, diagonal ribbing on upper stem, and stepped foot with waffle patterning on underside.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.780e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30730
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Christmas ornament
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. ( 11.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass Christmas ornament blown in a multi-part mold shaped like a bunch of grapes with interior coating of mirrored green and a pressed metal closure with hanging ring.
Credit Line:
Fidt of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1934.35
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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