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bottle
bottle

bottle

Object NameBottle
Made Fromnon-lead glass, metal
Dateabout 1600-1700
Place MadeEurope; probably Italy
Techniqueblown
SizeH: 15.2 cm, D (max.): 16.4 cm
Accession Number74.3.50
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Bottles of the World (Sekai no hei)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass of amber tint; leather, green and metal (gold) thread; blown. Globular shape with small, flaring neck; kick on underside of base, with rough pontil mark; seven- section, pierced leather cover, held together with decorative green and gold stitching; circular pierced leather cover on base.
Provenance
Source J. J. Klejman - 1974-06-27
rummer
William Blake
about 1790-1800
drinking glass
Christopher Dresser
designed in 1881; made in 1882
T. G. Hawkes & Company
1889-1900
trunk
J. Hoare & Company
1890-1910
Sidney Waugh
designed in 1959