Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 3 in. ( 21 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Amber blown glass bottle with handle; sloping cylindrical neck with a flattened string rim; loop handle with crimped and curled back end; flattened spherical body with an oval base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1044
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:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1770-1830
Medium:
Glass, pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Blue, non-lead blown glass bottle pattern-molded in a dip mold with sixteen ribs and twisted and pinched in the center; bottle has a pewter collar and a compressed spherical body with a ridge around the shoulders formed by a second gather of glass, circular base has a push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1041
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:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
23462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hand puppet: Punch
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, fur, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 4 1/2 in. ( 53.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Puppet with carved wooden head with hook nose and pointed chin and handle for holding; head painted in shades of pink with black eyes and pink lips; clothed in red velvet costume and hat with embroidered border and fur trim.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
X.463
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
23430
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1847-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 in. ( 20.6 x 14.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Light sapphire blue non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-37) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body with bust of George Washington and inscription "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" on obverse, bust of Zachary Taylor with inscription "GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" along with name of maker on reverse, and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.744
Marks:
on obverse:: "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY"
on reverse:: "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS"
Gallery Label:
This flask reflects Taylor's growing popularity as a hero of the Mexican War and as a potential presidential candidate (see Kenneth M. Wilson, "American Glass, 1760-1930," vol. 1, p. 126).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
23421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue non-lead glass figured bottle blown in a three-part mold with hand-tooled finish; cylindrical neck with down-tooled lip, double-ogee rounded shoulders embossed with winged heads front and back, rectangular body with concave chamfered corners embossed front and back with medical caduceus (staff with two entwined serpents) flanked by elongated urns with foliate decoration; flat rectangular base with concave chamfered corners with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1663
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:
23422
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 24.8 x 7 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue glass bottle; bottle blown in a dip mold with a tall cylindrical neck with a rounded lip, rounded shoulders, and a tall straight-sided body with a flat base and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1052
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:
23415
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Opaque blue, lead glass; pressed. Salt; trapezoidal form; lyre flanked by S-curves and stars on sides and spear design on ends, all on stippled ground; stylized wheat sheaf on base; four feet formed from S-curves (Neal LE1).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.943
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
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
23411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Amber olive glass ink bottle blown in two part mold; octagonal bottle with sloping shoulders and cylindrical neck; barely visible low relief inscription on side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1710
Marks:
molded: in low relief on two contigoud panels: "FARLEY/ NY"
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:
23339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ink bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1847-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Blue glass ink bottle blown in two part mold; cylindrical with slightly sloping shoulders and cylindrical neck with lip; low relief molded inscription on side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1713
Marks:
molded: in low relief on side: "HARRISON'S/ COLUMBIAN/ INK"
Gallery Label:
Apollos Harrison, for whom this bottle was made, was a seller of books, maps, and ink in the Philadelphia area between 1847 and the 1870s (see publications)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
23336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1810-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass (with a gray cast) pinch bottle; probably blown in a dip mold; cylindrical neck with rounded lip, rounded shoulders, square body with second gather of glass pinched in center to create a roughly hourglass shape with five tubes (one at center and at each corner) running from upper well to lower well, square base with rounded corners with slight push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1660b
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:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
23327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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