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bottle
bottle

bottle

Object NameBottle
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1850-1870
Place MadeUnited States, Midwestern
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 27.2 cm, D(base): 13 cm
Accession Number72.4.101
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass and red, white, and blue glass cane; mold-blown. Bell shape body of colorless glass; applied lip of colorless glass; vertical ribbing (pillar molded) around body, each rib with a twisted cane of red, white, and blue glass, going downward to center of slightly pushed-in base; polished pontil mark; ribs ground on base to make it even.
Provenance
Source Preston Bassett - 1972-03-27
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