Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miniature Smelling Bottle w/Spiral Bottom
Object name
Miniature Smelling Bottle w/Spiral Bottom
Date
1780-1820
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description
Colorless blown lead glass smelling bottle; cylindrical wound body (seahorse shape) with embedded white threads (twisted) and with applied trailed thread decoration (deep blue) crimped into parallel notches, with crimped end; straight finish with fire-polished lip; pontil mark on side.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1330
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.
