Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead blown and pattern-molded glass tumber; tapered form with 32 molded flutes around lower portion of body with band of wheel-engraved stylized vine motifs at rim; flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.736
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 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:
25024
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 15.6 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle with green tint, blown in a two-part mold; down-tooled lip, cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, and rectangular body with flat chamfers; paper label pasted onto front of bottle, obverse with lengthwise inscription "STERLING'S/ AMBROSIA/ FOR THE HAIR"; mold seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1692
Marks:
printed: on paper label affixed to bottle: "No. 1./Apply the Ambrosia with the hand or a sponge/a little every night, brushing it thoroughly into/the roots of the hair./BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS."
pressed: on obverse of bottle: "STERLING'S/AMBROSIA/FOR THE
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:
25022
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Figured flask
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Deep sapphire blue non-lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-81), with straight finish, profile of Lafayette on obverse, profile of De Witt Clinton on reverse, corrugations on sides and above base, and faint pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.958
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "DE WITT CLINTON / C-T"
in relief: on reverse: "LA FAYETTE / S & C"
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:
24991
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: John Moffat, Phoenix Bitters
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1836-1867
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 14 x 6.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass bitters bottle blown in a two-part mold; with patent lip, cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, rectangular body with flat chamfers, inscription "JOHN MOFFAT" on obverse, "PHOENIX BITTERS" on reverse, "NEW YORK" and "PRICE $1,00" on sides, and diagonal seam and circular depression in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1688
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "JOHN/ MOFFAT"
in relief: on reverse: "PHOENIX BITTERS"
in relief: on sides: "NEW YORK" and "PRICE $1,00"
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:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
24987
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle w/label: Dr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Glass bottle with green tint, blown in a two-part mold; down-tooled lip, cylindrical neck, sloped down shoulders, and octagonal body; paper label pasted onto bottle, and sides contain lengthwise inscription "DR. WISTARS/ BALSAM OF/ WILD CHERRY/ PHILADA."; mold seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1684
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to bottle: "DR. WISTAR'S/ BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY/ FOR/ CONSUMPTION OF THE LUNGS,/ COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, WHOOP-/ ING COUGH, CROUP, INFLUENZA, HOARSENESS,/ PAINS OR SORENESS IN THE CHEST, &c."
printed: on label affixed
Gallery Label:
An example of Dr. Wistar's Cherry Balsam, published in American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry, is documented as having been blown in a private mold of Dr. John Park of Cincinnati, OH, in the 1850s. McKearin hypothesized that Dr. Park, among others, made as well as sold the balsam. The additional warning "none was genuine until signed by L. Butts" has been assigned to the east in the 1840s; all orders were to be sent to Seth E. Fowle in Boston, MA. (See Publications)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
24988
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Dr's S.S. Fitch & Son ...The Queen's Toilet
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 16.2 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with separate base plate; with patent lip, cylindrical neck, rectangular body with flat chamfers, inscription "DRS S. S. FITCH & SON 714 BROADWAY N.Y." on obverse, "THE QUEENS TOILET" and "FOR THE COMPLEXION" on sides, and shallow circular depression in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1687
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "DRS S. S. FITCH & SON / 714 BROADWAY N.Y."
in relief: on sides: "THE QUEENS TOILET" and "FOR THE COMPLEXION"
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:
24985
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cologne bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 17.8 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass cologne bottle blown in a two-part mold with narrow collar, long cylindrical neck with wide ring at center, rectangular body with concave chamfers, raised rectangular panel with vase and flowers on obverse, rectangular panel bordered by chevrons on reverse, paired gadroon ribs on sides, and diagonal seam and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1050
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:
24952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl: footed salt
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Deep amber patterned-molded glass footed salt with double-ogee bowl; with plain sheared rim, bulbous upper bowl with vertical ribbing, and applied conical foot with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1084
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:
24943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1853-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Silvered (mercury glass) mold-blown glass vase; flared rim, narrow neck with ring at base, rounded shoulders, tapered cylindrical body on short stem on terraced pedestal base; remnants of painted decoration on side (possibly floral spray); corked hole in bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.594
Marks:
written: on label: "1215/ Amer."
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:
24942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Vase: silvered
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1853-1875
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Silvered (mercury glass) mold-blown glass cream jug; flared rim, narrow neck, terraced shoulders, tapered cylindrical body with ribbed bottom on short stem on pedestal base; remnants of painted decoration on side (possibly floral spray); corked hole in bottom.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.595
Marks:
written: on tag; "Amer."
written: on tag; illegible
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:
24941
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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