Collection Highlights
Euphemia Toussaint (1815-1829)
ca. 1825
1920.6
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Prove all things Ben Franklin Bitters...
Object name
Bottle: Prove all things Ben Franklin Bitters...
Date
1860-1890
Medium
Glass, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 3 5/8 in. ( 25.4 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Light green glass bitters bottle blown in a three-part mold with patent lip and rounded string rim, ball neck, conical body with horizontal ribbing and paper labels, and base with concave profile.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1653
Marks
paper label: on obverse: "Prove all things."
paper label: on reverse: "BEN FRANKLIN BITTERS / POOR RICHARD'S TONIC / . . . PURELY / Vegetable / MATERIALS / And as a Tonic cannot be / surpassed / G. Mansfield Rowland / PROPRIETOR / A Single Trial / Will convince the most / skeptical . . . / Highest Merit. / DIRECTIONS. / . . . / NEW HAVEN / Conn."
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.
