Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Buffalo Lithia water...
Object name
Bottle: Buffalo Lithia water...
Date
1860-1890
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Aquamarine blown three-mold glass bottle with flat collar, short cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder, and cylindrical body with image of a seated woman holding a pitcher and inscriptions molded in relief.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1654
Marks
relief: on front of body: "BUFFALO / LITHIA WATER / NATURES / MATERIA / MEDICA / TRADE MARK"
relief: on base: "C / 13"
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.
