Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured bottle: bust & lyre design
Object name
Figured bottle: bust & lyre design
Date
1851-1860
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 6 x 3 in. ( 22.9 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Aquamarine, lead glass bottle blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-110) with a hand-tooled finish; body is violin-shaped, with ten panels, the largest front and back panels embossed with portrait bust of Jenny Lind above a lyre; panels adjoining front and back panels embossed with vine-like pattern; ten-sided base has pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.291
Gallery Label
Jenny Lind (1820-1887), the "Swedish Nightingale," was a soprano who toured America in 1850-1852 under the auspices of P.T. Barnum. Noted for her singing as well as her piety and charity, Lind was incredibly popular in America.
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
