Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Brant's Indian Balsam
Title
Bottle: Brant's Indian Balsam
Object name
Medicine bottle
Date
1850-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 2 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Aquamarine blown three-mold glass medicine bottle with down-tooled collar, scoop neck, octagonal body with "BRANDTS INDIAN BALSAM" inscribed lengthwise, push-up, and rough pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1681
Marks
relief: on three contiguous vertical panels: "BRANDTS / INDIAN / BALSAM"
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
