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Object NameBottle and Stopper
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Date1860-1869
Place Madeprobably Eastern United States
Technique(a) Mold-blown, (b) pressed
SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm; (a) Jar H: 15.1 cm; (a) Jar Base Diam (base): 6.5 cm; (b) Stopper H: 4 cm, Diam: 3.7 cm
Accession Number52.4.272
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBottle and Stopper. Brilliant blue non-lead glass; mold-blown (bottle), pressed (stopper). (a) Cylindrical bottle with tooled lip, short wide neck ground inside, smooth sides with no visible mold seam, round flat base with no pontil mark. (b) Mushroom shape stopper with solid disk top, mold seams going from edge, down stem and across hollow cylindrical base, which is roughly ground to fit bottle neck.Provenance
