Bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bottle containing solidified yellow substance; wide cylindrical neck with prescription lip and ring around base; ovoid body with oval depression with printed paper label on front and six columns of pearls separated by vertical ribs on sides and back; oval foot; tax stamp affixed to base; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.512
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to front of bottle: "SUPERIOR / POMADE / FOR THE / TOILET / KLEMM & CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
printed tax stamp: affixed to base: ". . . / U. S. INTER. REV. [PROPRIET]ARY / ONE CENT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
32578
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Superior Pomade
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bottle containing solidified red (originally yellow) substance; wide cylindrical neck with prescription lip and ring around base; ovoid body with oval depression with printed paper label on front and six columns of pearls separated by vertical ribs on sides and back; oval foot; tax stamp affixed to base; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.513
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to front of bottle: "SUPERIOR / POMADE / FOR THE / TOILET / KLEMM & CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
printed tax stamp: affixed to base: "1 / CENT / 1 / U. S. INTER. REV. PRO[PRIE]TARY / ONE CENT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
32577
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Savage's Ursina
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper, wax
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 8.9 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass bottle containing solidified yellow substance (hair grease); cylindrical neck with prescription lip, narrow shoulder, and cylindrical body; cork stopper with brown wax seal with insignia and inscriptions in relief; printed paper labels affixed to neck and body.
Object Number:
Z.507
Marks:
in relief: on wax seal: "SAVAGE'S / . . . / URSINA"
printed paper label: affixed to neck: "Alfred Savage / Thereby certifying that having disposed of my right and in- / terest in the business of ALFRED SAVAGE & CO., to my / late partner and assistant, Me
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32534
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ointment jar with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Glass, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass jar containing solidified yellow substance; wide mouth with cork stopper, narrow shoulder, cylindrical body with "DR KENNEDY'S SCROFULA OINTMENT" molded in relief, slight push-up, and pontil mark.
Object Number:
Z.510
Marks:
molded in relief: on body of jar: "DR KENNEDY'S / SCROFULA / OINTMENT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
32503
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with cap
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 21 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown glass apothecary bottle containing yellowish powder; straight finish, short cylindrical neck, narrow shoulder, cylindrical body with fragment of paper label attached, push-up, and pontil mark; metal cap.
Object Number:
Z.686
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
32302
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle w/label: Dr. Moyle's Inhaler & Catarrhal Douche
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1871-1885
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.4 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Square aquamarine blown glass medicine inhaler bottle with mouthpiece missing, with narrow vertical flanged neck, shoulders that slope out to form a tetrahedron, straight sides, impressed on three sides of the shoulders, paper label affixed to three sides; one panel of the label explains directions for use, another panel explains the product, the other panel gives a diagram of how to use.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1690
Marks:
pressed: around three sides of shoulders: "DR MOYLE'S/ INHALER/ AND/ CATARRHAL /DOUCHE /PATENTED /MARCH 1871"
pressed: center unlabelled side: "RM"
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:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
32260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
One millionth dressing made by N-YHS unit of the Red
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1943
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
overall (in original bundle): 2 x 8 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 20.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Bundle of white cotton gauze tied with cotton string.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New-York Historical Society Unit of the Red Cross, 1943
Object Number:
INV.11911
Gallery Label:
This bundle of gauze was the millionth made by the New-York Historical Society Unit of the Red Cross on March 25, 1943, in less than six months of work.
Provenance:
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1943
eMuseum Object ID:
31950
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mortar and pestle in case
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Wood, glass, textile
Dimensions:
case: 2 1/4 x 7 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. ( 5.7 x 19.4 x 18.7 cm )
Description:
Green blown glass mortar and pestle in rectangular wooden case with hinged lid, fitted interior, and beige felt lining.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
1938.441a-c
Marks:
exhibition label: tacked on inside of lid: "MORTAR AND PESTLE / GIFT OF / MISS ISABELLA VACHÉ COX / 1938"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Prescription scale with set of weights
Classification:
Date:
1775-1850
Medium:
Wood, metal, horn, string
Dimensions:
Overall (scale): 7 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. (17.8 x 8.9 x 1.9 cm)
Part (weight): 1 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.2 x 13 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Metal prescription scale with two shallow circular pans made of horn attached to balance bar with string (one now detached); six circular brass weights (originally eight) with small knob handles fit into shallow, circular wells in top of wooden storage block; a small compartment with sliding lid in one corner of block holds seven (originally eight) thin sheet metal weights which are square, hexagonal, and triangular in shape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence G. Miller
Object Number:
1944.298a-p
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on side of wooden block: "apoth. / 10(?) grains = 1 scruple / 2 scruples = 10(?) . . . ? / 8 . . . ? =1 oz"
stamped: on six circular brass weights: "50g", "20g", "10g", "10g", "2g", and "2g"
embossed: on eight thin sheet metal weight
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31763
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.6 x 5.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bottle containing solidified yellow substance; wide cylindrical neck with prescription lip and ring around base; ovoid body with oval depression with printed paper label on front and six columns of pearls separated by vertical ribs on sides and back; oval foot; ground and polished pontil mark; cork stopper.
Object Number:
Z.517
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to front of bottle: "SUPERIOR / POMADE / FOR THE / TOILET / KLEMM & CO. / PHILADELPHIA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31631
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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