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Object NameBottle and Stopper

Made FromLead Glass, Silver

Dateabout 1760-1780

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 23 cm; Base Diam: 6.3 cm

Accession Number70.2.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

England

Physical DescriptionBottle and Stopper. Transparent dark blue lead glass; blown, cut; engraved silver. (a) Mallet shape, with tall, swelling neck with cut long hexagonal facets, with the remnants of gilt flowers and foliage; rounded shoulder above tapering, straight sides, with cut raised diamond facets with raised, bisected centers and bisected lens centers; flat base with cut raised diamond facets with raised, bisected centers and bisected lens centers; flat base with cut eight-pointed star; cylindrical silver collar at the neck, with lappet border, and engraved foliate sprays in panels. (b) Faceted, pointed ovoid form, with tapered shank.
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