Dish
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 9 x 9 in. ( 3.8 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; octagonal form; rim decoration composed of alternating panels of acanthus leaves, scrolls and shields; base decoration composed of beehives, stars and thistles; all decoration on stippled ground.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.808d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27096
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bonbon dish
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.1 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Cut lead glass bonbon dish with shallow bowl with three rows of leaf-like cuts of decreasing size and a shield-shaped panel on one side with etched inscription; tapering hexagonal stem on stepped circular foot with sunburst on underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.289
Marks:
etched: on panel on side of bowl: "H. Mac M"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
27083
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 in. ( 1.9 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass plate; circular form; rim decorated with concentric bands of stars; center decorated with feather wreath around concentric beaded bands.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.815d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
27054
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanters with stoppers (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1813-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 9 x 4 in. ( 22.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass decanter; tapered neck with two applied annulated rings and flanged lip, sloping shoulders, and barrel-shaped body with two bands of applied chain decorations and a slight push-up with pontil mark; spherical stopper with mercurial ring.
Object Number:
INV.3269a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
26819
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1813-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 4 in. ( 22.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass decanter; tapered neck with two applied annulated rings and flanged lip, sloping shoulders, and barrel-shaped body with two bands of applied chain decorations and a slight push-up with pontil mark; spherical stopper with mercurial ring.
Object Number:
INV.3269cd
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
26818
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 6 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass footed bowl with bunches of grapes in relief around edge of rim, peacock-feather-eye pattern around sides, and hollow, terrace-domed foot with ribbing on underside; matching domed cover with concave profile and hollow petal knop.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.799ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26735
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1835-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7 in. ( 13.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass bowl; flared cylindrical form, with scroll and thistle band below rim and rounded arches surrounding base; nearly flat cover with three scroll-framed medallions on stippled ground and open crown finial.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.789ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
26732
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 7 x 11.1 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Milky lavender (barely translucent) pressed glass top hat with interwoven vertical and horizontal ribbing.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.758a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
26731
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hat
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.
Description:
Colorless lead glass hat blown in a full-size four-part mold with hand-tooled brim with infolded edge, alternating panels of sunbursts and diamond diapering above two bands of diagonal ribbing on crown, and pontil mark surrounded by radiating ribs on base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.532b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26692
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 4 1/4 in. ( 38.1 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown and cut lead glass decanter; faceted tapered neck with flanged lip, panel-cut shoulders, conical body cut with faceted diamonds with central shield with initial "C", and flat bottom cut with rays; hollow cut diamond-shaped stopper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edwin M. Blake
Object Number:
1944.133ab
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this decanter belonged to the family of Commodore Isaac Chauncey. Similar glass ware made by the Brooklyn Glass Works was displayed at the Crystal Palace exposition in 1853, and a similar set is in the collections of the Albany Institute.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
26553
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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