Collection Highlights
James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
1836
1937.1715
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured flask
Object name
Figured flask
Date
1825-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 x 2 in. ( 14 x 10.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Amber-green lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized, two-part mold (McKearin GIII-7); flask has hand-tooled, flared clylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, ovoid body embossed with a cornucopia of fruit on the obverse with a two-handled gadrooned urn of fruit on the reverse, and an oval base with a pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.746
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.
