Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Bottle with snuff and cork
Title
Bottle with snuff and cork
Object name
Snuff bottle
Date
1830-1860
Medium
Glass, cork
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 21.6 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm )
Description
Light green glass snuff bottle blown in a multi-part mold with wide mouth with cork stopper, sloped down shoulder, and square body; bottle contains orange snuff powder.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1541
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.