Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1825-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in a three-part mold (McKearin GV-13); tapered neck with flanged lip, cylindrical body molded with a band of heart-shaped panels containing feather motifs above chain with vertical ribs at base, with flat base with pontil mark; ribbed spherical stopper blown in a three-part mold (McKearin 24). Mold seams especially visable on body.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.749ab
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.
