Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Figured flask
Object name
Figured flask
Date
1850-1870
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 18.4 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Amber-green lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized, two-part mold (McKearin GX-27); flask has a hand-tooled flared cylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, and a rectangular embossed with the American flag with thirteen stars on the obverse, and the inscription "NEW GRANITE GLASS WORKS STODDARD NH" on the obverse, with a flat bottom with a pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1331
Marks
embossed: on reverse "NEW GRANITE GLASS WORKS/ STODDARD/ NH"
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.
