Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Pig Shape
Object name
Bottle: Pig Shape
Date
1875-1925
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 4 in. ( 4.8 x 3.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Colorless glass flask in shape of pig; blown in two part mold.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1652
Marks
molded: in low relief beneath base: "C.F. KNAPP/ PHILADA"
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