Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
1798
1937.587
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle: Rheumatic Syrup 1882
Title
Bottle: Rheumatic Syrup 1882
Object name
Medicine bottle
Date
1885-1910
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 24.8 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm )
Description
Amber glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with down-tooled collar, rounded shoulder, square body with recessed panels, inscription "RHEUMATIC TRADE MARK SYRUP 1882" and embossed tree on obverse, inscription R. S. Co ROCHESTER.N.Y. on reverse, and base with circular depression.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1669
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "RHEUMATIC / TRADE MARK / SYRUP / 1882"
in relief: on reverse: "R. S. Co / ROCHESTER.N.Y."
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.