Collection Highlights
Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
1937.328
Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Bottle: H. Lake's Indian Specific
Title
Bottle: H. Lake's Indian Specific
Object name
Medicine bottle
Date
1840-1880
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. ( 20.3 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Aquamarine lead glass bottle blown in a multi-part mold (mold seams not visible on bottle) with a hand-tooled finish with a rounded lip; body is rectangular with inset panels with embossed lettering; "H. LAKE'S INDIAN SPECIFIC;" base has an inset panel, a slight push-up, and a rough blow-pipe scar.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1674
Marks
embossed: on body; "H. LAKE'S/ INDIAN/ SPECIFIC"
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.