Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flask or ring bottle
Object name
Flask or ring bottle
Date
1850
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/2 x 16 x 5 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 40.6 x 14 cm )
Description
Circular tube redware flask with bottle neck, pointed knob handles, circular foot, stamped decoration of small round flowers and larger leaves that are more naturalistic at cardinal points; glazed black.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1430
Marks
incised: under neck: "1850"
incised: on other side, in script: "MADE BY JOHN N. BULL"
incised: on base: "Maid By/JOHN N. BULL/June 12th 1850/Remember me [illeg.]"
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.





