Bowl and tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1850-1891
Medium:
Glass
Description:
Opalescent white blown glass bowl and tumbler, both with flared rim edged in gilding and initials "PTB" in gilding on side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry H. Rennell
Object Number:
1958.3a-b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bowl and tumbler were part of a set owned by P. T. Barnum (1810-1891), great-grandfather of the donor. The bowls and tumblers in this set were apparently used for mouth-rinsing after a meal.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
25537
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher: creamer
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 14.6 x 13 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless, glass creamer; pressed. Creamer; bucket shape with stippled band with raised dots below rim, three diagonal panels ("prayer rugs") around sides, belt with two buckles surrounding base of bowl, stippled band with raised dots surrounding stem, and conical foot with radiating ribs on underside; angular handle (Horseshoe pattern).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.330
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
25536
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: footed sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
1880-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass; pressed. Footed sugar bowl; bucket shape with stippled band with raised dots below rim, three diagonal panels ("prayer rugs") around sides, belt with two buckles surrounding base of bowl, stippled band with raised dots surrounding stem, and conical foot with radiating ribs on underside; matching terrace-domed cover has tab-like finial in the form of an inverted horseshoe enclosing a recessed panel with a small anchor in relief on either side (Horseshoe pattern).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.298ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
25535
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl w/gold trim and monogram: PTB
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Opaline blown glass bowl; flared rim edged in gilding and initials "PTB" in gilding on side of bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry H. Rennell
Object Number:
1958.3a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bowl was once part of a set owned by P. T. Barnum (1810-1891), great-grandfather of the donor. The bowls and tumblers in this set were apparently used for mouth-rinsing after a meal.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25534
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish: footed sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 22.2 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless, (probably lead) glass; pressed. Sugar bowl with eight arched panels containing a bull's eye above a fleur de lys surrounding sides, spreading octagonal stem, and plain circular foot; matching domed cover has faceted, mushroom-shaped finial with rounded top (Bull's Eye & Fleur de Lys pattern).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss T. T. Schneider
Object Number:
1942.337ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25533
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wine glass
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass wine glass; round funnel-shaped bowl joined by cylindrical stem to pedestal foot; bowl engraved at rim with band with tasseled fringe.
Object Number:
INV.13019
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
25532
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Glass rummer
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14.9 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass rummer with large blown bowl, short cylindrical stem; bowl cut with frosted, wavy, feather-edged band with elongated ovals cut along center; three anchors cut in frosted medallions above band, and three stars cut in frosted medallions below band; pressed base with circular, double domed upper portion and square lower portion with interior impressed with ribbed cone.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.780a
Gallery Label:
Rummers are characterized by their large, ovoid bowls and heavy feet. Their use was not limited to the drinking of rum, although the beverage was very popular during the early nineteenth century, when many rummers were made.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 in. ( 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; cylindrical shape with plain rim, wide band of alternating foliate motifs and diamonds on stippled ground, etched "eb", scalloped base rim with scallop shells, underside of base molded with rays.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1001
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:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25530
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Translucent pale green and alabaster white pressed lead glass candlestick; pale green hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on white hexagonal baluster stem joined by wafer to hexagonal knop above a seven-loop trumpet-shaped base; base hollow with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.876b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
25529
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
White alabaster pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal socket with petal-form rim on hexagonal baluster stem joined by wafer to hexagonal knop above a seven-loop trumpet-shaped base; base hollow with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.875a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
25528
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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