Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
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
Nursing bottle
Object Number:
1949.39
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 3 in. ( 16.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass footed nursing bottle blown in mold; tooled flange lip; tapering cylundrical neck with two annulated rings; bulbous body; circular base.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this nursing bottle belonged to the family of Cyrus Porter Smith, first elected mayor of Brooklyn (1832-1840). Smith was the great-great-great grandfather of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Master Cyrus Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
