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Object Name2 Barber Bottles
Made FromNon-lead glass, Gilding, Enamel
Dateabout 1880-1920
Place MadeEurope; Bohemia
TechniqueMold-blown, tooled, enameled, gilded
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number95.3.80
Credit LineGift of John C. Goodrich in memory of Elsie Moore Price
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description2 Barber Bottles. Transparent cobalt blue non-lead glass; mold-blown, tooled, enameled, gilded. Matching pair of dark blue barber bottles with globular body, long, cylindrical neck and a sheared rim. The body is painted with a band of "Persian" design in silver enamel with opaque yellow outlines and details. A sequence of narrow gilded bands decorate the shoulder of the vessel. The rim shows traces of gilding. Rough pontil mark under concave base.Provenance
Source
John C. Goodrich
- 1995
