Christmas ornament
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 in. ( 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass Christmas tree ornament in the shape of a globe with interior coating of yellow-gold paint and pressed metal closure with hanging ring fixture.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1934.33
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sphere (witch ball)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue blown glass sphere with long cylindrical neck; possibly associated with the apothecary jars 1937.950ab.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
Z.699
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:
25457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1820-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown and cut lead glass dish; square form with rounded corners heavily cut on exterior with elongated fans on the center of the four sides in between fields of strawberry diamonds; circular foot ring cut on underside with strawberry diamonds in diamond-shaped frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W. Floyd Nichols and Mrs. B. Langdon Tyler
Object Number:
1952.360a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a service of glassware given to Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) by Czar Nicholas I.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
25456
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cream jug
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 12.7 x 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass footed cream jug; eight-sided body, each side with a different pattern of scrolls and floral motifs, some framed by diamond chains (California pattern); rim undecorated; spout ornamented with elongated diamonds; diamond pattern on foot.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.800a
Gallery Label:
Jane Spilman suggests that this cream jug was probably made by New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, or possibly made by Curling, Robertson & Sons, Pittsburgh, PA (See Publications).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
25455
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher: creamer
Classification:
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 in. ( 11.4 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass; pressed. Creamer with stippled diamond between two stippled hearts below spout, scale design around sides with raised horizontal band around middle, and flat circular foot; scroll handle pressed in one piece with body.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley & Family
Object Number:
1957.169
Gallery Label:
Fragments of this pattern have been found at the Boston & Sandwich factory site (see "American Glass, 1760-1930," p. 421). However, chemical testing of a translucent light blue creamer in this pattern in the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art has indicated non-lead glass, suggesting a possible European origin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
25454
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher and cover
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 15.9 x 14 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown lead glass pitcher and cover; twelve-sided inverted baluster form encircled by grape leaf and vine; neck has geometric horizontal band and fan pattern which appears to be pressed; handle also appears to be pressed; cover has horizontal band and fan pattern and ball knop.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley and family
Object Number:
1957.177ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25453
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
1820-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 14 x 14 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown and cut lead glass dish; square form with rounded corners heavily cut on exterior with elongated fans on the center of the four sides in between fields of strawberry diamonds; circular foot ring cut on underside with strawberry diamonds in diamond-shaped frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W. Floyd Nichols and Mrs. B. Langdon Tyler
Object Number:
1952.360d
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this is part of a service of glassware given to Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) by Czar Nicholas I.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
25452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cream jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1815-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 7.3 x 7.9 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Deep blue lead glass cream jug blown in a 3-part mold (McKearin G III-23); squat cylindrical body with shoulders angled to short neck; flared rim pulled out to form spout; applied handle with lower terminal crimped and curled at end; diagonal ribbing around neck within horizontal rings; wide band of diamond diapering; between horizontal rings are 9 large diamonds each containing sunburst with diagonal ribs in between; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom (type IV); pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.735
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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
25451
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Footed pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 5 x 3 in. ( 15.9 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed lead glass footed pitcher; diamond grid covers lower portion; octagonal stem and circular foot; applied handle crimped and curled at end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.679
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25450
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Curtain pin
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass, metal
Dimensions:
overall: 7 x 6 in.
Description:
Opalescent white pressed lead glass curtian pin or tie-back; circular form molded in high relief with with beads, scales, and projecting lobed bullet-shaped forms; with pewter pin with screw.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1942.569ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25449
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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