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: 17.5 cm, Diam: 9.8 cm
Accession Number95.3.90
Credit LineGift of John C. Goodrich in memory of Elsie Moore Price
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBarber Bottle. Transparent pale red non-lead glass; mold-blown in optic mold, tooled, enameled, gilded. Barber bottle of transparent pale red glass with faint, vertical ribs; globular body with a long straight neck and a sheared lip with gilded rim. The bottle is decorated with sprays of stylized white flowers with orange centers and pale green leaves extending from the lower neck across the shoulders to the mid-body. They are framed by white garland lines ending in a "tassel". Scattered groups of four white dots decorate the lower third of the body. Round base with a shallow kick and a rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
John C. Goodrich
- 1995
