Cream jug
Classification:
Date:
1760-1790
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 x 2 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue pattern-molded lead glass cream jug; ovoid body with short neck, flared rim pulled out to form spout all pattern-molded with diamond diapering; applied handle crimped and curled at end; applied pedestal foot with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number:
1961.399
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
25846
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of celery glasses
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 9 7/8 x 5 in. ( 25.1 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of blue-green pressed lead glass celery glasses; eight-panel, bell-shaped body with scalloped rim, on short cylinder; body joined by wafer below to octagonal pedestal foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.509ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25845
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Bottle in original box
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass, cork, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall (bottle): 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (7 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Aquamarine lead glass mold-blown bottle in original cardboard box; bottle's interior stained purple with residue of contents; flattened cylindrical form with curved shoulders, cylindrical neck, and tooled double lip sealed with cork; molded inscriptions on sides; rectangular cardboard box has black printed inscriptions on four sides and open top with notch for thumb; printed instruction sheet crumpled and lodged inside box.
Object Number:
Z.546
Marks:
molded: on sides of bottle: "HOWE/ &/ STEVENS" and "FAMILY/ DYE COLORS"
printed: on box: "HOWE & STEVENS/ FAMILY/ DYE COLORS."; "FAMILY DYE COLOR[S]"; "VIOLET"; "Directions inside of each Package, in English, German, and French."; "MANUFACTURED BY/ HOWE
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25844
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight: shape of doorknobs (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 17.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Joined pair of hollow-blown crown glass doorknobs with brass hardware, each with green and pink twisted ribbons alternating with white filigree and blue and white center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.573
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to brass: "6. Blair"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25842
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nursing bottle
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 23.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown lead glass nursing bottle; tapering ovoid form with nipple at top and applied ring below nipple; open bottom; circular, domed foot with folded edge.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.639
Marks:
Collector's adhesive label on underside with ink inscription: "1867 / Amer [?] "
Provenance:
Estelle Berkstresser, York, PA, 1926; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25837
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 18.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Pale aquamarine blown glass bottle containing yellow powder; hand-tooled lip, cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, cylindrical body, slight push-up, and pontil mark; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.485
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
25833
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Poison bottle
Classification:
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 in. ( 14 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine nonlead glass poison bottle blown in a mold with tooled neck, slightly tapered neck, and long circular body with pontil mark on base; pasted on bottle, paper label printed in black with inscription beginning "DEAD SHOT! BED-BUG POISON"; residue on inside of bottle.
Object Number:
Z.525
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to bottle: "DEAD SHOT!/BED-BUG POISON./This is a powerfully concentrated ar-/ticle - a compound of Mineral and Veg-/etable Poisons - and is very destructive/in its effects. Use it thoroughly upon/the bedstead and cord with a qui
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25826
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compote
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14.6 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass compote; flat bowl with two inch band of opaque white glass around rim, tooled, unevenly scalloped edges with one section folded over; underside of bowl has uneven ribs emanating from center; dolphin standard with circular, domed base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.785a
Gallery Label:
Compotes such as this one, with a dolphin standard were often referred to as "petticoat dolphins." (see publications)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25824
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Caster w/lid
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass,metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Blue lead glass caster blown in a three-part mold; concave cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, concave body above inset lip at waist and cylindrical body below; white metal collar and domed cover with piercings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clyde W. Heath
Object Number:
1953.307a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25823
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Show jar with cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 6 in. ( 38.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless and cobalt blue blown lead glass apothecary show jar with cover; cylindrical form with two applied blue bands with flat base with pontil mark; domed cover with applied blue rim and applied finial-shaped knob.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.11855ab
Gallery Label:
A circa 1875 catalogue showing the glassware produced by Bakewell, Pears & Co. includes a nearly identical show jar.
Provenance:
Collection of M. Holden, 1920.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25822
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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