bottle

Object NameBarber Bottle

Made FromNon-lead glass, Enamel, Gilding

Dateabout 1880-1920

Place Madeprobably Bohemia

TechniqueMold-blown, tooled, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 20 cm, Diam: 10.5 cm

Accession Number95.3.94

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBarber Bottle. Transparent yellowish green non-lead glass; mold-blown, tooled, enameled, gilded. Barber bottle of transparent yellowish green glass with bulbous body, a long straight neck, and a sheared, gilded lip. The bottle is decorated around the shoulder with an enameled band of stylized floral sprays curving left, with white and orange blossoms. Each sprig is intersected with a white C-scroll. Round base with a tooled footring, a shallow kick and a rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source John C. Goodrich - 1995