Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 15.6 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle with green tint, blown in a two-part mold; down-tooled lip, cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, and rectangular body with flat chamfers; paper label pasted onto front of bottle, obverse with lengthwise inscription "STERLING'S/ AMBROSIA/ FOR THE HAIR"; mold seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1692
Marks:
printed: on paper label affixed to bottle: "No. 1./Apply the Ambrosia with the hand or a sponge/a little every night, brushing it thoroughly into/the roots of the hair./BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS."
pressed: on obverse of bottle: "STERLING'S/AMBROSIA/FOR THE
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:
25022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle w/label: Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle with green tint, blown in a two-part mold; down-tooled lip, cylindrical neck, sloped down shoulders, and octagonal body; paper label pasted onto bottle, and sides contain lengthwise inscription "DR. WISTARS/ BALSAM OF/ WILD CHERRY/ PHILADA."; mold seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1684
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to bottle: "DR. WISTAR'S/ BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY/ FOR/ CONSUMPTION OF THE LUNGS,/ COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, WHOOP-/ ING COUGH, CROUP, INFLUENZA, HOARSENESS,/ PAINS OR SORENESS IN THE CHEST, &c."
printed: on label affixed
Gallery Label:
An example of Dr. Wistar's Cherry Balsam, published in American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry, is documented as having been blown in a private mold of Dr. John Park of Cincinnati, OH, in the 1850s. McKearin hypothesized that Dr. Park, among others, made as well as sold the balsam. The additional warning "none was genuine until signed by L. Butts" has been assigned to the east in the 1840s; all orders were to be sent to Seth E. Fowle in Boston, MA. (See Publications)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24988
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Dr's S.S. Fitch & Son ...The Queen's Toilet
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 16.2 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with separate base plate; with patent lip, cylindrical neck, rectangular body with flat chamfers, inscription "DRS S. S. FITCH & SON 714 BROADWAY N.Y." on obverse, "THE QUEENS TOILET" and "FOR THE COMPLEXION" on sides, and shallow circular depression in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1687
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "DRS S. S. FITCH & SON / 714 BROADWAY N.Y."
in relief: on sides: "THE QUEENS TOILET" and "FOR THE COMPLEXION"
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:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
24985
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 13 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Opaque white glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with separate base plate; with patent lip, cylindrical neck, rectangular body with flat chamfers, inscription "HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA BALM" lengthwise on obverse, and circular depression in base.
Object Number:
Z.481
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "HAGAN'S / MAGNOLIA / BALM"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Opaque white glass bottle blown in a two-part mold with a base plate; tall neck with flanged lip, sloping shoulders, and cylindrical body with black band at rim and painted inscription in script, "Witch Hazel."
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1659a
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:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
24909
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle with stopper
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Opaque white glass bottle blown in a two-part mold with a base plate; tall neck with flanged lip, sloping shoulders, and cylindrical body with black band at rim and painted inscription in script, "Water;" roughly rectangular disc stopper (stopper may not be original).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1659c
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:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
24908
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Swaim's panacea Philadelphia
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1828
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 20 x 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with down-tooled lip, rounded shoulders, rectangular body with concave chamfers, inscription "SWAIM'S PANACEA" on obverse, "PHILADELPHIA" and "GENUINE" on sides, and base with deep circular depression, diagonal mold seam, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1671
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "SWAIM'S / PANACEA"
in relief: on sides: "PHILADELPHIA" and "GENUINE"
Gallery Label:
Swaim's Panacea, invented by William Swaim in 1820, was a celebrated cureall. In order to thwart his competitors, Swaim began in 1828 to package the tonic in a distinctive round bottle with vertical flutes. This rectangular bottle is apparently an earlier version. (See McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," pp. 294-295.)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
24592
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Pine Tree Tar Cordial Phila
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 24.4 x 6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Emerald green glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with down-tooled collar, cylindrical neck, short curved shoulder, square body with chamfered corners, embossed pine tree with inscription "TRADE MARK" on one side, "L.Q.C. WISHART'S" and "PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL PHILA" on two of the other sides, and base with circular depression.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1667
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "L.Q.C. WISHART'S"
in relief: on reverse: "PINE TREE / TAR CORDIAL / PHILA"
in relief: on adjacent side: "TRADE / MARK"
Gallery Label:
In 1873 Lucius Q. C. Wishart apparently sold his interest in the cordial, or a new firm was formed for which H. R. Wishart (son?) patented the trademark; bottles with the inscription "TRADE MARK" thus appeared after 1873 (see McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 304).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
24585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Pine Tree Tar Cordial Phil A 1859
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1860-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 25.1 x 7.3 x 7 cm )
Description:
Emerald green glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with down-tooled collar, cylindrical neck, curved short shoulder, square body with chamfered corners, embossed pine tree and inscription "PATENT 1859" on one side, inscriptions "L.Q.C.WISHART'S" and "PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL PHIL A" on two of the other sides, and base with circular depression.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1668
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "L.Q.C.WISHART'S"
in relief: on side adjacent to obverse: "PINE TREE / TAR CORDIAL / PHIL A"
in relief: on reverse: "PATENT / 1859"
Gallery Label:
Lucius Q. C. Wishart started business as a paint dealer and grocer in Philadelphia, but after patenting his Pine Tree Tar Cordial in 1859, he entered the field of patent medicines; from 1860 through 1873 his listings in the city directories included "patent medicine," "druggist," and "physician" (see McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 304).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
24552
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. ( 41.3 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
Blown amber-olive glass apothecary bottle; irregular flanged lip; sloping shoulders; cylindrical body; pontil mark.
Object Number:
Z.469
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
24343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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