Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object name
Decanter with stopper
Date
1825-1845
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Colorless lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-5); bulbous body with flange lip, cylindrical neck, and sloping shoulders; molded pattern consists of a band of vertical ribs separated by a horizontal ring from a band of diagonal ribs; three repeat patterns of sunburst and diamond diapering; vertical ribbing around base; rayed bottom; pontil mark; inverted acorn-shaped blown stopper with vertical ribs around top and diamond diapering around bottom (McKearin stopper no. 1).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.951ab
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.
