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Dr. William Bassett Collection

"Bulls Eye" Lamp

"Bulls Eye" Lamp

Object/Artifact

Hooded double bulls eye silver plated lamp. Top of each hood is stamped, "London".

Apothecary Bottle

Apothecary Bottle

Object/Artifact

Apothecary bottle / vial. Residue of a liquid substance on the inside and around lip. Uneven bottom causes the bottle to stand upright at an angle. Broken pontil.

Apothecary Bottle

Apothecary Bottle

Object/Artifact

Long apothecary bottle / vial. Clear glass, chip borken off of the lip. Broken pontil.

Apothecary Bottle

Apothecary Bottle

Object/Artifact

Blue / green apothecary bottle / vial. Cork intact, brown string tied around the neck of the bottle. Broken pontil. Glass bubbles present in the form of the bottle.

Apothecary Bottle

Apothecary Bottle

Object/Artifact

Glass apothecary bottle / vial with cork. Green label: "Genuine Essence of / Peppermint / warranted of a superior quality by / J/ Bement, Ashfield, Mass". Bottom of the bottle is uneven cauing the bottle to stand up-right at an angle.

Apothecary Bottle

Apothecary Bottle

Object/Artifact

Small glass apothecary bottle / vial. Cork intact. Fluting detail on the bottle.

Apothecary Bottle

Apothecary Bottle

Object/Artifact

Long apothecary bottle / vial. Clear glass. Broken pontil. Brown string tied around neck of the bottle.

Apothecary Shelf

Apothecary Shelf

Object/Artifact

Tin apothecary hanging shelf with space for 10 vials. 9 vials are associated with this object. Two punched holes are at the top of the shelf with a piece of twine is tied to create a hanger. A mixture of curved lines following the curve of the shelf are decorative with vertical line pattern on the left and right.

Barometer

Barometer

Object/Artifact

"Wheatlet" thermometer and barometer in a wooden frame. Dark and light blue backfground and labels. "Wheatlet / Is Eaten and Enjoyed / In All Kinds of Weather". On the left is the thermometer, temperature column is broken. On the right is the barometer. On the bottom, "Franklin Mills Co. Lockport, Ny, USA"

Bird Feeder

Bird Feeder

Glassware

Clear glass, mold-blown, birdcage feeder. Cylindrical shape with ribs extending from center of base to neck. Bulge above cylindrical part includes a large hole for feeding; open neck. Top lip is rough, sanded pontil mark on bottom.

Birdcage Feeder

Birdcage Feeder

Object/Artifact

Clear glass, mold-blown birdcage feeder. Cylindrical shape with ribs extending from center of base to neck; bulge above cylindrical part includes a large hole for feeding; open neck. Top lip is rough, sanded pontil mark on bottom.

Birdcage Feeder

Birdcage Feeder

Glassware

Birdcage feeder. Clear glass, mold blown. Body is cylindrical and ribbed which widens at center and narrows to applied twisted finial. Fountain has circular hole on side, the bottom lip of the circular opening has been chipped off. Pontil mark broken off.

Birdcage Feeder

Birdcage Feeder

Glassware

Birdcage feeder. Clear glass, mold blown. Body is cylindrical and ribbed which widens at center and narrows to applied twisted finial. Fountain has circular hole on side. Hole in the back middle of the feeder. Broken pontil on bottom.

Birdcage Fountain

Birdcage Fountain

Glassware

Free-blown glass bird fountain. Body is fluted, around the rim is rigaree topped with a glass bulb. The feeder extends away from the body with a rectangular opening.

Birdcage Fountain

Birdcage Fountain

Glassware

Free blown cobalt blue glass birdcage fountain. Clear glass riagree joins the body with a clear glass bulb top. The feeder extends out from the body, its edge is also cobalt with the base of the feeder clear glass.

Birdcage Fountain

Birdcage Fountain

Glassware

Free blown glass birdcage fountain. The body has shallow flutes and the top has a twisted glass detail, topped with a cobalt blue bulb. The feeder extends away from the body in a rectangular shape.

Birdcage Fountain

Birdcage Fountain

Glassware

Bulbous free blown glass birdcage fountain. The glass is speckled with a decorative knob on its top. There is a spout connected to the body. Pontil mark on the bottom.

Birdcage Fountain

Birdcage Fountain

Glassware

Bird-cage fountain. Colorless, blown-molded, with globular body, flattened on one side. Waterer has a projecting rectangular cup, tapering neck with flat button base for chicken finial and rounded sides with alternate fillet-rib and broad plain panel. Plain base with rough pontil mark.

Birdcage Fountain

Birdcage Fountain

Glassware

Colorless, blown-molded birdcage fountain with globular body, flattened on one side having a projecting rectangular cup. Tapering neck with flat button base for chicken finial and rounded sides with alternate fillet-rib and broad plain panel. Plain base with rough pontil mark.

Book Flask

Book Flask

Object/Artifact

Fake book with a sliding top. Original bottle still intact with a threaded top.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Figural whiskey / scent bottle. Bottle formed in the shape of a woman's body, design has a corset and undergarments. Screw top.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Aqua mold blown bottle with floral decorations. On one side, "Fients Phil" on the other, "Mustard Factory"

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Glass figural bottle depicting a boy straddleing and sitting on a barrel. Label and cork still intact. Color label, red / orange and blue. "Our Boys / Barrel of / Fine Cologne / La Rue & Co / Paris.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Figural scent bottles shaped as a wise man / perhaps Father Christmas.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Figural scent bottle - female bust, Roman dress.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Figural scent bottle in the shape of a woman in a dress, mitts.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Figural scent bottle. Bust labeled "Beecher" On the bottom, labeled "T.P. Spencer & Co."

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Curved bottle, peacock design, mold blown glass bottle.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Scroll / Violin shaped glass mold blown bottle.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Bulbous scent bottle on pendestal base. Two relief fac on the edges of the bottle. On the front there is a oval frame that's empty - made for a label.

Bottle

Bottle

Object/Artifact

Mold blown bottle, green. Cathedral, gothic arches motif.

Bottle

Bottle

Glassware

Aqua glass bottle, mold-blown. Top and bottom of the body is ribbed horizontally. The middle is smooth glass. Lip is plain, pontil broken.

Bottle

Bottle

Glassware

Clar glass bottle, mold blown. Top and bottom of the body is ribbed horizontally. The middle is smooth glass, on one side is a raised circle, on the other side is a raised square. Lip is plain but lopsided, pontil scar.

Bottle, Cologne

Bottle, Cologne

Object/Artifact

Victorian Gothic column; 3 tiers of fancy Gothic arches; Top, oval label-panel, 3 arches Middle and Bottom: 4 arches, diamonded collar-rib below plain one one long neck, tooled collar; broken pontil mark.

Bottle, Cologne

Bottle, Cologne

Object/Artifact

Whimsy / Cologne bottles, mold blown. Triangular base. On two sides the base has flowers in a rectangular panel, on the third side this panel is empty. Next section up is a footed elaborate motif. the middle of the column is more bulbous with a leafy motif, above it has diagnol spiral ribs. Bigler pattern at the top of the column. Very top of mouth piece is smooth with a wide lip.

Bottle, Cologne

Bottle, Cologne

Object/Artifact

Whimsy / Cologne Bottle, mold blown, broken pontil. Roman triumphal column, square plinth; unidentified motifs on two sides, a helmet on one, and the last is blank persumably for a label. Shaft: spiral band with low-relief figures of men and animals; thin square capital with leaves and plants. Long smooth neck.

Bottle, Medicine

Bottle, Medicine

Object/Artifact

Clear medicine bottle, ribbed foot, ribbon edges, on front, colums create an arch where a potentially Japanese man sits in the negative space. Ribbed details all the way up the neck. Reverse has same design minus the figure. Broken pontil causes the bottle to not stand straight.

Bottle, Serum

Bottle, Serum

Object/Artifact

Product bottle for Mother Hubbard hair oil. The glass bottle is ribboned on the edge, curved form, chip on the rim. Color paper label still intact in the middle of the bottle. On top in blue frame "Mother Hubbard" an illustrated dog plays a flue, on the sides is yellow boarder. In the middle under neath the dog on a banner "Hair Oil" same yellow boarder is repeated on the bottom half of the label. At the bottom in blue frame, "Standard Perfumery Co." In the middle of the label reads, "She went to the Grocerer's / To buy him some fruit / When she came back / He was playing the flute!" On the back there is a relief of a woman who looks like a classic witch, with a pointed hat, and long pointed nose, she faces left. Below her in relief is a dog looking up at her but facing right.

Bottle, Snuff

Bottle, Snuff

Object/Artifact

Amber bottle, paper label attatched. On label: Man next to a barrel with a smoking pip in his hand. On barrel, "Best Virginia" Below illustration: "Scotch Snuff / Manufactured by . Sweetser Brothers, / Boston, Mass / Notice - The Manufacturers of this Snuff have complied with all the require/ments of Law. Every person is cautioned,/ under the penalties of Law, Not to use / this package for snuff again. Facotry No. 3, 5th Dist., Mass."

Bowl

Bowl

Glassware

End of the day glass work blown into the same form of object number 2022.28.036. Tiny bowl in aquamarine, front has an empty oval frame, on the opposite side is a flower in a circular frame. Two-tiered base three tiers around the neck.

Bowl, Sugar

Bowl, Sugar

Object/Artifact

Blown sugar bowl with lid, clear with colbalt rim on the lid. White swirl (looping) decoration on both lid and body.

Bowl, Sugar

Bowl, Sugar

Object/Artifact

Bottle green covered sugar bowl, threaded bowl, broken pontil. G

Candle Lantern

Candle Lantern

Object/Artifact

Tin and glass candle lantern. Rectangular with tin handle. Chain link attached to handle. One door with a slide lock mechanism.

Candlesnuffer

Candlesnuffer

Object/Artifact

Iron candlesnuffer with scissor shape and function. Scissors snip the wick of the candle. Side of the oval opens to reveal blade. Arms are slightly curved. Three legs on the bottom hold the object up.

Candlesnuffer

Candlesnuffer

Object/Artifact

Iron candlesnuffer with scissor shape and function. Scissors snip the wick of the candle. Bolt near the middle acts as a hinge. Arms are straight. Three legs on the bottom hold the object up.

Candlesnuffer

Candlesnuffer

Object/Artifact

Iron candlesnuffer with scissor shape and function. Scissors snip the wick of the candle. Bolt near the middle acts as a hinge. Arms are curved and end in a flourish. Three legs on the bottom hold the object up.

Candlesnuffer

Candlesnuffer

Object/Artifact

Iron candlesnuffer with scissor shape and function. Scissors are used to snip the wick of the candle. Bolt near the middle acts as a hinge. Arms are curved. Three legs on the bottom hold the object up. Patented snuffer, unusual mechanism.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Object/Artifact

Vaseline (also known as Canary) petal and loop candlestick, wafered.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Object/Artifact

Vaseline (also known as Canary) petal and loop candlestick, wafered.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Object/Artifact

Vaseline (also known as Canary) petal and loop candlestick, wafered. Columnar post.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Object/Artifact

Candlestick, blown. Sandwich glass with a flared bobeche, stepped and reeded shaft on square base with cookie corners.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Glassware

Amber glass candlestick, hexagon base. Pressed glass. Urn shaped socket above a six sided hollow stem ending in a hexagonal flat base.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Glassware

Teal blue glass candlestick; pressed. Hexagonal shape, stem below socket is joined by a wafer to hollow hexagonal standard with 2 pressed knobs at top; pressed ring around hexagonal base.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Glassware

Green pressed glass candlestick in "petal and loop" pattern. Wafered to a hollow pressed base with seven loops around.

Candlestick

Candlestick

Glassware

Vaseline (also known as canary) yellow glass. Hexagon base, and top. Wafered.

Cane

Cane

Object/Artifact

Cane made of blown glass with end of day glass that had complied making a aqua and yellow cane. Ferrule is smooth and flat. Handle is curved into a crook handle.

Cane

Cane

Object/Artifact

Cane made of blown glass with end of day glass that had complied making a multi-colored cane. The colors are pink, blue, brown, and white; spiraling into a point at the ferrule. The handle is blown into a ball, imitating a knob handle.

Case, Pencil

Case, Pencil

Object/Artifact

Treen pencil box with slide top. Inside the case is three slate pencils of which 2 have flag decorations.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Pale yellow glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Clear glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Clear glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Clear glass with light blue coloring Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Blue glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Amber glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Cobalt blue glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Dark amber / brown glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped through the holds in the sides for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Dark amber glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped through the holes in the side for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Cobalt blue glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Canary yellow blown glass Christmas ornament. Diamond pineapple pattern. Bottom has a broken pontil. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Cobalt blue glass Christmas ornament. Diamond quilted pattern. Bottom has no design. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Cobalt blue blown glass Christmas ornament. Diamond pineapple pattern. Bottom has a broken pontil. Some irregularity on the form of the ornament. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Red glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Purple / Amethyst glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has no design in the center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that would go through the two holes on the sides for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Clear glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a starburst center with small flutes coming up onto the body. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Christmas Ornament

Christmas Ornament

Glassware

Red glass Christmas ornament. Molded pressed hobnail glass. Bottom has a fluted starburst design on the bottom. Originally would have had a wire that wrapped around the rim for hanging on the tree.

Compote

Compote

Object/Artifact

Sandwhich flint glass compote, waffered, fluted bowl, and reeded base.

Compote

Compote

Object/Artifact

Sandwich flint glass compote, checkered and diamond pattern.

Copper Luster Creamer

Copper Luster Creamer

Object/Artifact

Copper luster creamer. small stature; small mouth; basic handle. Band around belly creating a textured design.

Copper Luster Creamer

Copper Luster Creamer

Object/Artifact

Copper luster creamer. Small Repoussé dotted design along rim, base of neck, and base of belly. Ridge design the bottom of the belly. Small mouth with basic shaped handle. Ornate band along middle with floral design.

Copper Luster Creamer

Copper Luster Creamer

Object/Artifact

Copper luster pitcher. Small Repoussé dotted design along rim with a small mouth and basic shaped handle. Ornate band along middle with floral design.

Copper Luster Creamer

Copper Luster Creamer

Object/Artifact

Copper luster creamer. Small stature with a small mouth and basic handle. Floral design band around belly with blue streak.

Copper Luster Creamer

Copper Luster Creamer

Object/Artifact

Copper luster pitcher with ornate leaf-like handle and a wide mouth. Rectangular middle with Repoussé design.

Copper Luster Goblet

Copper Luster Goblet

Object/Artifact

Copper lusterware goblet with an overall pattern of four petal blue flowers in two sizes.

Copper Luster Goblet

Copper Luster Goblet

Object/Artifact

Copper Luster Goblet. Middle band is white with green, yellow, and floral designs. Stippling around rim.

Copper Luster Pitcher

Copper Luster Pitcher

Object/Artifact

Copper luster pitcher. Tall stature with a small mouth and leaf-like handle. Small Repoussé design along the rim. Two bands, one at the neck with small leaf-like design and a floral design around the belly.

Copper Luster Pitcher

Copper Luster Pitcher

Object/Artifact

Copper luster pitcher. Tall stature with a small mouth and leaf-like handle. Band around the neck of floral pattern.

Copper Luster Pitcher

Copper Luster Pitcher

Object/Artifact

Copper luster pitcher. Small stature with small mouth and basic handle. Floral design band around neck. Two Repoussé dotted designs one along rim, another below band.

Copper Luster Sander

Copper Luster Sander

Object/Artifact

Copper luster sander, white band around the middle. Green and purple leaf design, clusters of three petals.

Copper Luster Sugar Bowl

Copper Luster Sugar Bowl

Object/Artifact

Copper luster sugar bowl with lid. Textures pin band around body of the object. Lid has a similar pink texture band around finial. Small plain handle on the side. Flat finial on lid.

Copper Luster Teacup

Copper Luster Teacup

Object/Artifact

Copper luster teacup with a green band through middle. Small Repoussé dotted design along rim and three copper floral designs spaced throughout belly. Brocade, leaf-like handle.

Crookes Tube

Crookes Tube

Object/Artifact

Glass Crookes Tube or Cathode Ray Tube. Top is cobalt colored glass on the top side is a knob that ends in a point. The glass tube that makes up the body of the object is cylindrical. Inside, a chunk of a white mineral is held in place by four glass arms. Closer to the bottom of the body is a knob with a wire attached on the inside. The knob is made of cobalt blue glass. The tube stands on a turned wooden base.

Crookes Tube

Crookes Tube

Object/Artifact

Glass Geissler Tube. Inside the glass tube is a uranium glass bust of a man with a smoking pipe. The tube is standing on a circular turned wooden base.

Cup

Cup

Glassware

Cobalt blue mold-blown cup. Conical glass with 8 pressed panels around the sides. Bottom marked in red pain "1087" Pattern of the panels is a mixture of arches on the bottom and thumbprint on the top.

Cup

Cup

Glassware

Cobalt blue mold-blown cup. Conical glass with 8 pressed panels around the sides. Pattern of the panels is comprised of arches. Pontil mark on bottom.

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