Apothecary bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 13 x 5 3/4 in.
Description:
Teal blown-mold glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, sloping shoulders, maker's mark on underside, teal pressed glass stopper with upright flat circular head.
Object Number:
Z.1069ab
Marks:
in relief: on underside: "W T & Co., 4"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
28187
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 8 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.
Description:
Cobalt blown glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, small chip and slight nicks on lip, narrow sloping shoulders, pontil mark, gilded label covered with clear glass, partial paper label on back, cobalt pressed glass stopper with flat circular head. White powder inside bottle.
Object Number:
Z.1087ab
Marks:
printed: on gilded glass with black text: "Hydr.Chl.M."
label: on front: "...Mercurous Chloride....ri Chloridum Mite.)...alomel.)...& Co.,...k."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
28186
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (25.1 × 8.9 cm)
Description:
Clear blown glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, 2 labels on front, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, sloping curved shoulders, pontil mark, molded glass stopper with flat circular head.
Object Number:
Z.1081ab
Marks:
printed: on front, paper label with black text: "P. Arsenic."
printed: on front, paper label with white and orange text: "Poison, Be Careful"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
28185
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 25.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Clear blown glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, partial label on front, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, sloping curved shoulders, pontil mark, molded glass stopper with flat circular head.
Object Number:
Z.1077ab
Marks:
printed: on front, paper label with black text: "P. Alo. E. Can."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
28138
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blood-letting instrument
Classification:
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 5.7 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Square brass blood-letting instrument with molded edges; iron bolts, blades, and trigger.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Herold
Object Number:
1948.31
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this instrument was used by the donor's grandfather, [Mr.] Landgraf, in his barbershop on 3rd Avenue near 17th Street, in Brooklyn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
28119
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Davis & Kidder's Patent Magneto-Electric Machine
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Wood, brass, other metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 10 in. (19.7 x 24.1 x 25.4 cm)
Description:
Hand-cranked apparatus mounted inside wooden box with directions for use printed on paper label affixed to inside surface of hinged lid; electric shock delivered to patient via two cylindrical sheet metal handles attached to metallic cords joined to either side of box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph Nathan Kane
Object Number:
1959.27
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to inside of lid: "DAVIS & KIDDER'S / PATENT MAGNETO- / ELECTRIC MACHINE / FOR NERVOUS DISEASES. / Directions. . . . / Manufactured and sold by W. H. BURNAP, Sole Proprietor, 259 West 27th St., New York, whose / signature is a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
28118
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Prescription scale in box
Classification:
Date:
1730-1760
Medium:
Oak, metal, thread
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/4 x 8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 20.3 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Metal prescription scale with two shallow circular pans attached to balance bar with thread; in rectangular oak box with snipe-hinged lid decorated with half-circles inscribed within a rectangle; with ten weights of various sizes and metal tag with etched initials inside box, and four paper labels with handwritten inscriptions pasted to inside of lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Margaret Bayard Baldwin and Miss Elizabeth Rutgers Baldwin
Object Number:
1952.18
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper affixed to inside of lid: "23 grains [&?] a third / is one penny weight"
handwritten in ink: on paper affixed to inside of lid: "Soda powders / In weight / 28 grains Soda / 21 ditto Tataric Acid / In measure / 1 thimblefull S
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these scales were once owned by the donors' great-great-great-grandfather Nicholas Bayard (1698-1765).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
28114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine chest
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Mahogany, glass, textile, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Chest: 8 1/2 x 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (21.6 x 24.4 x 16.8 cm)
Description:
Rectangular mahogany medicine chest with flat, hinged lid, brass rosette mounts and bail handle on top, brass rectangular escutcheon with chamfers, and drawer at bottom with circular handle flush with mount; inside of lid padded and covered with green velvet; upper section of chest (above drawer) divided into fifteen square compartments covered in green velvet, containing six colorless glass apothecary bottles blown in a mold with wide mouth, rounded shoulders, square base with pontil mark, and pressed glass stopper, four colorless glass apothecary bottles blown in a mold with narrow mouth, rounded shoulders, square base with pontil mark, and pressed glass stopper, one colorless glass bottle blown in a mold with short cylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, square base, and metal screw top, two larger round colorless glass bottles with corks, and one round bottle with longer cylindrical neck, flared lip, and remains of cork in mouth; in drawer, companion booklet, cardboard cylinder covered with paper containing adhesive plasters, small paper packet, and five small round colorless glass bottles, four with corks and one with slightly different cork; felt attached to bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1380
Marks:
printed: on paper label pasted to inside of lid: "Rushton & Aspinwall./DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS/110 BROADWAY/86 WILLIAM ST. & 10 ASTOR HOUSE./NEW-[paper torn]"
printed: on paper labels pasted across shoulders of bottles: "SUP. CARBONATE of SODA"; "SPIRITS
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:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine chest
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Wood, glass, brass, paper
Dimensions:
Chest: 19 x 22 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (48.3 x 57.2 x 39.4 cm)
Description:
Rectangular wooden medicine chest with flat, hinged lift top, brass butt hinges, brass handles flush with sides, two drawers running full length of base with wooden pulls, and projecting base with chamfered molding; top lifts to reveal interior of simulated third drawer, divided into 55 compartments of various sizes, with 4 large square compartments covered with mahogany lids with brass pulls; contains 8 large colorless glass bottles blown in a mold, 21 medium colorless glass bottles, and 10 small colorless glass bottles, all with glass stoppers; second drawer contains compartments for round bottles, and third drawer is empty.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Mrs. Henrietta Secard
Object Number:
1941.922
Marks:
printed: on piece of paper affixed to inside of compartment: "TINCTURE of BARK"
Gallery Label:
Despite the fact that the accession record states that this medicine chest belonged to Colonel Gerardus Beekman, M.D. (1653-1723), it was certainly made in the nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27880
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mortar and pestle
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Part (mortar): 5 1/4 x 7 in. (13.3 x 17.8 cm)
Part (pestle): 1 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (4.8 x 21 cm)
Description:
Turned wooden mortar with ovoid body; square-domed foot; band collar around neck. Turned wooden pestle; dumbbell handle with two carved bands at center and anulated head.
Object Number:
Z.1044ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
27798
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.












