Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Lead glass paperweight of flattened spherical shape enclosing sulphide profile portrait of George Washington above a deep cobalt blue over white ground.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number:
1965.92
Gallery Label:
This paperweight was made either by Baccharat or Clichy (see "Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society," p. 168).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25608
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Spherical paperweight made of colorless lead glass with a double overlay of opaque white and magenta cut with twenty-five graduated punties to reveal a sulphide portrait of the young Queen Victoria; deeply star-cut base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair
Object Number:
1965.465
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper labels affixed to base: "# 82" and ".264 / 3.77"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25607
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 4.1 x 14 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bowl, probably blown in a mold for a tumbler, expanded, and formed into a bowl by tooling; with rim sheared and folded outward, vertical ribs on sides, an concentric ribs and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1003
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
25606
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cruet
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 18.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Lead glass cruet blown in a three-part mold with flared and folded in rim, cylindrical neck, sloping shoulders, inset lip at waist and cylindrical body; with copper-wheel engraved decoration consisting of floral sprays and blossoms.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.326f
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
25604
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature basket
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass miniature basket blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GV-24); hemispherical body molded with loop pattern with flared rim molded with ribs, with an applied cylindrical handle and ribbed pedestal base with pontil mark on underside of base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.993
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25602
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature basket
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass miniature basket blown into a ribbed dip mold and then twisted; hemispherical body with applied cylindrical handle with prunts at both ends and applied pedestal foot with pontil mark.
Object Number:
INV.13255
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
25600
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 in. ( 10.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass bottle with straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow rounded shoulder, cylindrical body, and pontil mark.
Object Number:
Z.616
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on tape affixed to base: "Leadbeater"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25599
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 in. ( 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass bottle with straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow rounded shoulder, cylindrical body, slight push-up, and pontil mark.
Object Number:
Z.610
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25598
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cover
Classification:
Date:
1850-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 6 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue glass cover; circular flat cover with straight sides and large circular disc-shaped knob.
Object Number:
Z.702
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
25597
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1875-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass paperweight; thick disc with polished top and base and matte-finished sides with flowers and foliage molded in relief.
Object Number:
INV.14886
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
25596
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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