Bowl: geometric pattern
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bowl, probably blown in a mold for a tumbler and formed into a bowl by tooling; with rim sheared and folded outward, diamond patterning on sides, ribbing around edge of base, and a circle of deep intaglio diamonds and a deep intaglio ring surrounding pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1088
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
25286
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Goblet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass goblet with six vertical cables alternating with six plain panels around sides of bowl, prominent collar, faceted stem, and plain circular foot (Cable pattern, Cable with Ring, Atlantic Cable, or Cable Cord).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1030
Gallery Label:
Glassware in the Cable pattern was made by Boston and Sandwich Glass Company around 1860 to commemorate the laying of the Atlantic Cable. The Cable pattern goblet has been reproduced in the twentieth century.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
25283
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Goblet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed (probably lead) glass goblet with a circling vine with background of vertical ribbing on bowl, smooth stem, and stepped foot with sunburst on underside (Ribbed Ivy pattern).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1025
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:
25282
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottles (pair)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1836
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of deep blue and colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottles; blue bottle with wide flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, and spherical body joined to colorless pedestal base with folded-under rim with interior pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.950ab
Gallery Label:
According to the Nadelmans, who purchased these apothecary jars for their folk art museum, they were made in 1836 for a Dr. Schley [probably Fairfax Schley (1823-1903)] of Frederick, Maryland. The bottles were special-ordered from the glass manufactory in Millville, New Jersey, for the front window of Dr. Schley's newly redecorated drugstore. Dr. Schley was reportedly indignant about the bottles' size as he had ordered large ones.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
25260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1836
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Deep blue and colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottle; blue bottle with wide flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, and spherical body joined to colorless pedestal base with folded-under rim with interior pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.950a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these apothecary jars were made in 1836 for a Doctor Schley in Fredericksburg, MD (probably either Frederick, MD or Fredericksburg, VA). The bottles were special-ordered for the front window of Dr. Schley's newly redecorated drugstore. Supposedly Dr. Schley was unhappy with the bottles' small size.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
25259
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1836
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Deep blue and colorless blown lead glass apothecary bottle; blue bottle with wide flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, and spherical body joined to colorless pedestal base with folded-under rim with interior pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.950b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these apothecary jars were made in 1836 for a Doctor Scheley in Fredericksburg, MD (probably either Frederick, MD or Fredericksburg, VA). The bottles were special-ordered for the front window of Dr. Sheley's newly redecorated drugstore. Supposedly Dr. Sheley was unhappy with the bottles' small size.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
25258
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Inkwell
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 7.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Green bottle glass inkwell with blown cylindrical exterior and ring-shaped cover pierced with four holes for pens and with cylindrical cavity at center for ink bottle.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1083
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:
25255
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bowl, probably blown in a mold for a tumbler, expanded, and formed into a bowl by tooling; with rim sheared and folded outward, bands of diagonal ribbing, diamond patterning, and vertical ribbing on sides, and crude star and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1087
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
25250
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 6 in. ( 3.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless mold-blown glass bowl, probably blown in a mold for a tumbler, expanded, and formed into a bowl by tooling; with rim sheared and folded outward, diamond patterning and vertical ribs on sides, and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1086
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:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
25243
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 9.5 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass tumbler; cylindrical form with plain rim, wide band of arabesques composed of shell and foliate motifs on stippled ground, and scalloped base rim; wavey and circular molded pattern on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1070
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:
25235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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