Pair of vases
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1837-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of blue blown lead glass vases; tapered form with flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1008ab
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this vase was blown by Michael Zimmerman at the Whitney Glass Works, circa 1820. However, the Whitney Glass Works was not opened until 1837. The vase descended in the Zimmerman family.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25115
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1837-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Blue blown lead glass vase; tapered form with flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1008b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this vase was blown by Michael Zimmerman at the Whitney Glass Works, circa 1820. However, the Whitney Glass Works was not opened until 1837. The vase descended in the Zimmerman family.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25114
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1837-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Blue blown lead glass vase; tapered form with flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1008a
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this vase was blown by Michael Zimmerman at the Whitney Glass Works, circa 1820. However, the Whitney Glass Works was not opened until 1837. The vase descended in the Zimmerman family.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
25113
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 14 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold, with down-tooled lip, cylindrical neck, sloped down shoulder, rectangular body with flat chamfers, and lengthwise inscription "FROM THE LABORATORY OF G.W. MERCHANT CHEMIST LOCKPORT N.Y."; oval-shaped, shallow concave basal profile.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1691
Marks:
pressed: on side of bottle: "FROM THE/LABORATORY"
pressed: on front of bottle: "OF/G.W. MERCHANT/CHEMIST"
pressed: on side of bottle: "LOCKPORT/N.Y."
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:
25112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 5.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Olive green glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold, with flanged lip, tapered out neck, fluted shoulder, six-sided body with incurved sides with lengthwise inscription "LOOMIS'S CREAM LINAMENT"; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1699
Marks:
pressed: on bottle: "LOOMIS'S CREAM/ LINAMENT"
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:
25111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass tumbler blown in a three-part mold of geometric design (McKearin GII-18) with a band of vertical ribs over a band of diamond diapering over a band of vertical ribs; base molded with band of diamonds (Diamond Type XII) around blank central panel with pontil.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.988
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:
25106
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 13.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold, with flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, octagonal body (slightly tapered) with lengthwise inscription "DR. M. BOWMAN'S GENUINE HEALING BALSAM"; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1695
Marks:
pressed: on sides of bottle: "DR. M. BOWMAN'S/GENUINE/HEALING/BALSAM"
written: in ink on cloth label affixed to bottle: "554"
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:
25105
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead, blown glass tumbler of tapered form with flat bottom with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.985
Gallery Label:
Central European glassware was exported to America in great quantity in the late-18th and early-19th century America, and found a ready market among German- and Anglo-Americans. Though often refered to as flip glasses (flip is an alcoholic beverage), the exact function of these large tumblers is unknown. These wares were also often incorrectly attributed to Henry Stiegel's 18th-century glass works in Manheim, PA.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
25065
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1895
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 13 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass medicine bottle with green tint, blown in a multi-part mold with two-part (Davis-type) finish, cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, rectangular body with flat chamfers, inscription "DAVIS" on front of bottle in small recessed panel, with lengthwise inscriptions "VEGETABLE" and "PAINKILLER" on each side of bottle, in recessed panels; diagonal mold seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1698
Marks:
pressed: on front of bottle, in arc: "DAVIS"
pressed: on side of bottle: "VEGETABLE"
pressed: on other side of bottle: "PAINKILLER"
Gallery Label:
Perry Davis first invented the Vegetable Painkiller in 1829, after a bout of illness. In 1845, he registered it according to Act of Congress. His product was manufactured in Providence, RI, until 1895, when the family business moved to New York City. However, the medicine was sold under the label LINIMENT (Painkiller Brand) until 1958. (See Publications)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
25063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Equeru's codliver oil jelly
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 15.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with rim folded outward, shoulderless cylindrical body with inscription "E. QUERU'S CODLIVER OIL JELLY" lengthwise on obverse, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1680
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "E. QUERU'S / CODLIVER OIL / JELLY"
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
25026
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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