Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cruet/cologne bottle
Object name
Cruet/cologne bottle
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
overall, without stopper: 5 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 7 cm )
Description
Purple-blue lead glass cruet or cologne bottle blown in a mold of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin GI-7 Type 2) with a tapered cylindrical neck with flanged lip, barrel-shaped bottle with sloping shoulders molded with bulbous horizontal ring at shoulders and 36 vertical ribs, flat base with pontil mark, and solid pressed and tooled glass stopper.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1014ab
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.
