Sculpture: decorative glass fragment
Classification:
Date:
1800-1950
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 7 x 5 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 17.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Green glass sculpture in the form of a two-dimensional bunch of grapes; 13 cylindrical tubes of glass surrounded by bands of feathered glass; possibly made using lamp-working techniques of heating and manipulating stripes of glass.
Object Number:
INV.12940
Gallery Label:
The function of this object is unknown, but it could have been used as a holder of some sort, for pens, candles, flowers, etc.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
25152
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass tumbler blown in a three-part mold of geometric design (McKearin GII-22); tapered form with a band of vertical ribs over a band of diagonal ribs over a band of diamond diapering over a band of diagonal ribs over a band of vertical ribs; base molded with a band of diamonds (Diamond Type X-XII?) around blank central pattern with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1938.51
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
25151
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass candlestick with hexagonal baluster stem and socket; stem joined by wafer to hollow hexagonal trumpet-shaped base with blade knop and vertical section bounded by collars.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
INV.11886a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25150
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
Description:
Pressed lead glass candlestick with dolphin standard; translucent blue hexagonal petal socket and baluster stem with six petals at bottom; stem joined by wafer to translucent white dolphin standard mounted on square, stepped plinth.
Object Number:
INV.11878
Gallery Label:
Due to the popularity of dolphin candlesticks, glass houses began to manufacture them in a variety of colors and with a range of different bases and sockets. Dolphin lamps and dishes were also produced. Because of their popularity among modern collectors, they have also been produced in the twentieth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
25149
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 x 4 in. ( 23.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Blue-green pressed lead glass candlestick; ribbed socket with upturned bobeche with C-scrolls on square standard with incurving sides decorated with floral garlands on square pedestal base with canted corners and eight semi-circulat feet decorated with alternating flowers and lion's heads; no pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
Z.476
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25148
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Classification:
Date:
1925-1945
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 8 in. ( 1.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Light green pressed glass plate with scalloped edge, pairs of leafy S-scrolls alternating with stylized flowers on stippled ground on rim, and rosette surrounded by circle of diamonds at center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Weber Hill Arkenburgh
Object Number:
1948.339
Gallery Label:
The lacy pattern of this plate is similar to that of early pressed glass (ca. 1830-1850); however, the thinness and evenness of the glass, the smoothness of the surface, and the lack of any sign of wear suggest that it is a later example.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
25147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug: bunnies motif
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 4 x 3 in. ( 8.6 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Deep purple and white marbled pressed glass mug with landscape with two rabbits on sides and sunburst on underside of base.
Object Number:
INV.12465
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25146
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 in. ( 22.5 x 12.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Yellow pressed lead glass candlestick; hexagonal socket with flat top and trefoil arches on hexagonal columnar standard with gothic arches on stippled ground on hexagonal pedestal base with incurving sides; pontil mark on interior of socket.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1079
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:
25145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 1/2 x 5 in.
Description:
Pair of colorless and frosted pressed lead glass caryatid candlesticks; lobed socket with bobeche joined with a wafer to female figure in classical drapery wih one hand raised to her shoulder joined to a domed base with four lion's masks in relief.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.889ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 in. ( 26.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless and frosted pressed lead glass caryatid candlestick; lobed socket with bobeche joined with a wafer to female figure in classical drapery wih one hand raised to her shoulder joined to a domed base with four lion's masks in relief.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number:
1965.889a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
25143
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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