Bellflower

Object NameBellflower Cruet with Stopper

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1866-1899

Place MadeUnited States

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall H: 23 cm; Body H: 18.5 cm

Accession Number50.4.425 D

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBellflower Cruet with Stopper. Non-lead glass, colorless; shaker pressed in one piece; Lazy Susan shape: lower body, cylindrical with flat plain base; upper body inverted-ovoid projecting beyond lower thus forming rest for caster rim; long hexagonal panels on neck below threading for brass perforated cap on shaker; lower body finely ribbed; upper with bellflower circlet on fine ribbed field; traces of rough pontil marks on base of bottles. Bottles fitted with tall fine-rib stoppers.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31