Collection Highlights
Keg with stand from Erie Canal celebration
ca. 1825
X.48
Wood, metal, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle with stopper
Object name
Bottle with stopper
Date
1850-1925
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Opaque white glass bottle blown in a two-part mold with a base plate; tall neck with flanged lip, sloping shoulders, and cylindrical body with black band at rim and painted inscription in script, "Water;" roughly rectangular disc stopper (stopper may not be original).
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1659c
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.
