Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
ca. 1802
1972.12ab
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Bottle: Price's Patent Candle Co...
Title
Bottle: Price's Patent Candle Co...
Object name
Medicine bottle
Date
1860-1890
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 19 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Light blue glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with two-part finish, cylindrical neck, nearly flat shoulder, rectangular body with chamfered corners and tapered profile, inscription "PRICES PATENT CANDLE COMPANY LIMITED" on obverse with registry mark, domed push-up, and ground pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1673
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "PRICES / PATENT / CANDLE / COMPANY / LIM . . . ITED"
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.
