Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Bottle
Object name
Bottle
Date
1810-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 20.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Colorless glass (with a gray cast) pinch bottle; probably blown in a dip mold; cylindrical neck with rounded lip, rounded shoulders, square body with second gather of glass pinched in center to create a roughly hourglass shape with five tubes (one at center and at each corner) running from upper well to lower well, square base with rounded corners with slight push-up and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1660b
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.





