Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle base: 18 century English
Object Number:
1921.24d
Date:
1760-1780
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 4 in. ( 8.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Olive green non-lead glass bottle (fragment) blown in a dip-mold; base of bottle including push-up and approximately one-quarter of the walls of the bottle; pontil mark on underside and iridescence and devitrification due to burial.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records and an old label card with the bottle, it was found by the donor, a contractor, at the southwest corner of Broad and Front Streets in 1920.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
