Collection Highlights
Salver
1772-1773
1928.24
Silver
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Museum Collections
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Figured bottle
Object name
Figured bottle
Date
ca. 1859
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 26 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Olive amber lead glass bottle blown in a three-part mold with flat collar and string rim, applied scroll handle, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, projecting square panel on obverse with inscription "FLORA TEMPLE" above horse in profile and inscription "HARNESS TROT 2.19 3/4 OCT. 15, 1859" below.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.963
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "FLORA TEMPLE" and "HARNESS TROT 2.19 3/4 / OCT. 15, 1859"
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.
