bottle
Object NameSmall Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date800-999
Place MadeNear East; possibly Egypt
Techniquemold-blown, facet-cut, linear-cut, slant-cut
SizeOverall H: 7.4 cm, W: 3.7 cm
Accession Number81.1.24
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent deep blue with greenish tint; many small bubbles. Mold-blown; facet-, linear-, and slant-cut. Bottle with square body. Rim plain, with rounded top, neck cylindrical and narrower at bottom than at top; shoulder slopes and has rounded edge; wall vertical; base plain; circular pontil mark (D. about 1.1 cm). Decorated on neck, shoulder and wall. On neck: five vertical rectangular facets (H. 1.7 cm, W. 0.5 cm), separated by narrower strips, of which four are plain and one has two short horizontal cuts; below facets, one continuous horizontal groove. On shoulder: four short diagonal cuts, one above each angle of wall. On each side of wall: schematic slant-cut half-palmettes in upper corners and schematic centrally placed palmette in lower part.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Ray Winfield Smith
- 1981-12-07
Former Collection
Edward (Esteban) T. Safani
(1912-1998) - 1953-10
purchased by RWS from Safani, Oct. 1953
purchased by RWS from Safani, Oct. 1953
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
