bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1801-1978
Place Madepossibly Near East
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 11.9 cm, W(shoulder): 4.7 cm
Accession Number79.3.103
Credit LineGift of Christopher Sheppard
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent amber glass; mold-blown. Square shape; rim outsplayed, folded upward, inward and downward; narrow cylindrical neck; shoulder almost flat; straight tapering side; plain base with slight concavity; body decorated on all four faces by blowing it into two-piece mold with separate base piece (mold seams run up two opposed angles of body, across shoulder and continue up neck); two designs, each repeated: sides 1 and 3, rhomboidal panel containing plain cross on stepped base; sides 2 and 4, rhomboidal panel containing flower with seven petals at end of scrolling stem with leaves and tendrils.Provenance
Source
Christopher Sheppard
(d. 2015)
