Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Bottle
Object Number:
1953.730
Date:
1858-1862
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 10.2 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front, near base: "BULKLEY, FISKE, & CO./NEW YORK"
Description:
Molded yellowware bottle in form of an upright smiling man, whose hat forms the opening, wearing an overcoat and holding a violin against his chest; transparent glaze.
Gallery Label:
Bulkley, Fiske, & Co. Grocers, (William Bulkley and Frederick B. Fiske) at 51 Vesey Street, are listed in the New York City directories from 1858 to 1862.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
