bottle

Object NameBarber Bottle

Made FromNon-lead glass, Enamel, Gilding

Dateabout 1880-1920

Place Madeprobably Bohemia

TechniqueMold-blown in optic mold, tooled, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 18.2 cm, Diam: 9.7 cm

Accession Number95.3.88

Credit LineGift of John C. Goodrich in memory of Elsie Moore Price

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBarber Bottle. Transparent dark blue non-lead glass; mold-blown in optic mold, tooled, enameled, gilded. Barber bottle of transparent dark blue glass with faint, vertical ribs; globular body with a long straight neck; sheared rim with a gilded lip. The body is decorated with a spray of stylized lily-of-the valley with white blossoms and gild leaves, which originates on the left shoulder and extends across the front half of the body. Round base with a shallow kick and a rough circular pontil mark.
Provenance

Source John C. Goodrich - 1995