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Bottle (Jenny Lind bottle)
Samuel Huffsey Glass Works
1850-1852
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Huffsey Glass Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Millford; New Jersey; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1973.0428.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Harry W. Lunger
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Object Number
1973.0428.003
Object Name
Bottle (Jenny Lind bottle)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Samuel Huffsey Glass Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Millford; New Jersey; United States; North America
Date
1850-1852
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Around building
Inscription: "GLASS WORKS/ S. HUFFSEY"
Type: Inscription
Location: Above portrait
Inscription: "JENNY LIND"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Jenny Lind
- Theater
- Music
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
10.512 (H) x 4.606 (W) x 5.787 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.7 (H) x 11.7 (W) x 14.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: White, Harry Hall. 03//1931 Rare Variants of Common Bottles. Antiques.
• Discussion of unusual models, al wihth glasshouses on back: pp. 188-192Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Cast iron full-size, two-part mold for Jenny Lind bottle: p. 2, fig. 8, c. 1850.Book: McKearin, George S. & McKearin, Helen. 1989 American Glass.
• Jenny Lind information: pp. 467- 68Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
• Aquamarine glass version: August 16, 2008, lot 553, probably made for Huffsey, Philadelphia at a NJ glassworks. c. 1850-60. "LOUIS KUSSUTH", "U.S. STEAM FRIGATE/MISSISSIPPI/S. HUFFSEY" "PH. DOFLEIN/MOULD MAKER NTH 5t. St. 84"Book: Harding, Adrian & Harding, Nicholas. 1998 Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875. 1.
• Figures of Jenny Lind and bio.: pp. 80-82, figs. 184-91 and no. 50, Johanna Maria (Jenny) Lind (1820-87).