bottle

Object NameBarber Bottle

Made FromNon-lead glass, Gilding, Enamel

Dateabout 1880-1920

Place Madeprobably Bohemia

TechniqueMold-blown, tooled, enameled, stained

SizeOverall H: 18.4 cm, Diam (max): 19.2 cm

Accession Number95.3.95

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBarber Bottle. Transparent dark green non-lead glass; mold-blown, tooled, enameled, stained. Barber bottle of transparent dark green 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