Miniature paperweight seal
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 7.3 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass miniature paperweight seal with hexagonal top joined to faceted, knopped stem with a wafer of opaque white glass; top contains five pale yellow, blue, maroon, orange, and white flowers around a central crimson and white flower; seal end inscribed with Cyrillic letters and Gothic initials.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number:
1965.455
Marks:
etched: on seal end: "Kramer, Smolensk [transliterated from Cyrillic]"
etched: on seal end: "C. N." or "C.W."
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to side of paperweight: "L.42[?] / 3.78"
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to seal end: "6
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25799
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 8.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine mold-blown lead glass ink bottle; cylindrical form with curved shoulders, cylindrical neck, and flange lip; paper label with inscriptions affixed to side.
Object Number:
Z.765
Marks:
printed: on paper label: "BLACK INK/ TILDEN & Co./ NEW LEBANON, NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25797
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Olive lead glass ink bottle blown in a mold; dome-shaped body with cylindrical neck and folded lip.
Object Number:
Z.550
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
25796
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 15.9 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass bottle with flared lip, steeply sloped shoulder, flat base with embedded concentric millefiori design, and ground and polished pontil mark; solid ball stopper with ground and polished shank and concentric millefiori design embedded in top.
Object Number:
INV.9281ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25795
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Junk paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass paperweight in the shape of a flattened sphere with internal design consisting of varicolored scrambled cane fragments.
Object Number:
INV.1554
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
25792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight: fruit
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the shape of a flattened sphere with flat base; internal motif of red, orange, and green fruit and green leaves in funnel-shaped latticinio basket.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number:
1965.248
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper labels affixed to base: "60" and "65. / 347"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25791
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flower-Poinsettia paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 5.4 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass paperweight in the form of a sphere with flat base; internal motif of poinsettia or dahlia-like flower with two layers of red petals, a coiled yellow center, and five green leaves and stem, all placed above a bold latticinio ground.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number:
1965.288
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to base: "65. / 411"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cologne bottle
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Light green nonlead glass cologne bottle blown in a mold with fire-polished lip, tapered neck, and long circular body with pontil mark on base; pasted on bottle, paper label printed in black, with inscription beginning "Johann Maria Farina" on one side and "PRIZE MEDAL of the International Exhibition LONDON 1862." on the other, only visible through the glass.
Object Number:
Z.528
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to bottle: "[coat of arms, in top left corner] Johann Maria Farina/gegenüber dem Altenmarkt No. 54. [circular seal, composed of initials "J M F" in center and inscription "GEGENUBER DEM MARKT NO 54" around circle]
printed: on o
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Glass, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine blown glass bottle with black residue from original contents; flanged lip, cylindrical neck, narrow sloped shoulder, cylindrical body, and pontil mark; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.519
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 16.5 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Green blown glass bottle with narrow sloped collar, cylindrical neck, sloped shoulder, cylindrical body, slight push-up, and pontil mark.
Object Number:
Z.484
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on label affixed to bottom: "Leadbeater"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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