Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured bottle
Object name
Figured bottle
Date
1851-1855
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 26 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Light green, lead glass bottle blown in a full-sized, three-part mold (McKearin GI-113) with a profile portrait bust of Lajos Kossuth below the inscription "KOSSUTH" on the obverse with a tree with foliage on the reverse; bottle is calabash-shaped with an applied and tooled collar and and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.957
Marks
embossed: on obverse; "KOSSUTH"
Gallery Label
Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894) was the leader of the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1848-1850. On October 15, 1851 he landed in New York to begin a tour of America with the goal of raising money and political support for his cause. Though popular with the American public, Kossuth was ultimately unsuccessful in his attempt to gain the money or government recognition he sought.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
