No. 323, Hobnail

Object NameBarber or Bitters Bottle

Maker Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1880-1893

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown, tooled

SizeH: 18.1 cm, D: 10.7 cm

Accession Number95.4.367 A

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionRuby, opalescent non-lead glass; mold-blown, tooled. Globular body of ruby glass studded with molded hobnails of opalescent glass, cylindrical neck has 4 rows of hobnails and is opalescent with a ruby lining, polished pontil mark on base shows the ruby lining.
Provenance

Source John C. Goodrich