Goblet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed (probably lead) glass goblet with plain rim above three stylized palm leaves with background of vertical ribbing, faceted stem, and sunburst on underside of foot (Ribbed Palm pattern, originally called "Sprig").
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1022
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:
24748
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spill holder/goblet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass spill holder with wide, tubular rim, flared upper bowl with narrow vertical panels alternating with vertical ribs, rounded lower bowl with raised diamond pattern, and faceted stem terminating in hexagonal step atop plain circular foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.370
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:
24716
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tumbler
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 3 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless (with purple tint), non-lead, blown glass tumbler of tapered form with flat bottom with pontil mark decorated with wheel-engraved sawtooth band at mouth and monogram with initials "ABA" within stylized foliate wreath on side.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1081
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:
24706
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 in. ( 26.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GI-27); tapered neck with three molded rings and a flanged rim, rounded shoulders with wide vertical ribs swirled to right, and cylindrical body with three rings at waist and vertical ribbing at base with flat base with pontil mark; spherical hollow ribbed stopper blown in a three-part mold (McKearin 28).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.954ab
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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24702
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 4 in. ( 27.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GIV-6); tapered ribbed neck with flanged lip, collar at shoulder, cylindrical body molded with gothic pointed arches, plain base with pontil mark; spherical hollow stopper blown in a three-part mold (McKearin 12).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.748ab
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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24696
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Decanter with stopper
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1825-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-5); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a band of diagonal ribs; three repeat patterns of sunburst and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom; pontil mark; inverted acorn-shaped blown stopper with vertical ribs around top and diamond diapering around bottom (McKearin stopper no. 1).
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.951ab
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:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
24694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spill holder/goblet
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 14 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed (probably lead) glass spill holder with elongated bucket-shaped bowl with scalloped rim and allover thumbprint pattern; radiating ribs on upper surface of foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1938.369
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:
24679
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Swaim's panacea Philadelphia
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1828
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 20 x 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass medicine bottle blown in a two-part mold with down-tooled lip, rounded shoulders, rectangular body with concave chamfers, inscription "SWAIM'S PANACEA" on obverse, "PHILADELPHIA" and "GENUINE" on sides, and base with deep circular depression, diagonal mold seam, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1671
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "SWAIM'S / PANACEA"
in relief: on sides: "PHILADELPHIA" and "GENUINE"
Gallery Label:
Swaim's Panacea, invented by William Swaim in 1820, was a celebrated cureall. In order to thwart his competitors, Swaim began in 1828 to package the tonic in a distinctive round bottle with vertical flutes. This rectangular bottle is apparently an earlier version. (See McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," pp. 294-295.)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
24592
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar: Millville atmosphere fruit jar, w/lid & screw clamp
Collections:
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1861-1880
Medium:
Glass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 23.5 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine glass fruit jar blown in a three-part mold with flat lid with inscription "WHITALL'S PATENT JUNE 18TH 1861" secured by iron clamp, wide mouth, short neck, cylindrical body with inscription "MILLVILLE ATMOSPHERIC FRUIT JAR" on obverse and "WHITALL'S PATENT JUNE 18TH 1861" on reverse, and shallow circular depression in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1675
Marks:
in relief: on lid: "WHITALL'S PATENT / JUNE 18TH 1861"
in relief: on obverse: "MILLVILLE / ATMOSPHERIC / FRUIT JAR"
in relief: on reverse: "WHITHALL'S PATENT / JUNE 18TH 1861"
Gallery Label:
A glassworks originally established at Millville, New Jersey, in 1806 was acquired by the Whitall Brothers in 1844. Whitall, Tatum & Company was formed in 1857 and operated independently until 1938, when it became a unit of the Armstrong Cork Company. (See McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 90.)
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
24590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Pine Tree Tar Cordial Phila
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1875-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 24.4 x 6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Emerald green glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with down-tooled collar, cylindrical neck, short curved shoulder, square body with chamfered corners, embossed pine tree with inscription "TRADE MARK" on one side, "L.Q.C. WISHART'S" and "PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL PHILA" on two of the other sides, and base with circular depression.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1667
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "L.Q.C. WISHART'S"
in relief: on reverse: "PINE TREE / TAR CORDIAL / PHILA"
in relief: on adjacent side: "TRADE / MARK"
Gallery Label:
In 1873 Lucius Q. C. Wishart apparently sold his interest in the cordial, or a new firm was formed for which H. R. Wishart (son?) patented the trademark; bottles with the inscription "TRADE MARK" thus appeared after 1873 (see McKearin and Wilson, "American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry," p. 304).
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
24585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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