bottle
Object NameShaker Bottle with Lid
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1815-1835
Place MadeUnited States
Size(F) H: 18.5 cm, L: 17 cm, W: 12.5 cm;
Accession Number69.4.99 D
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Florence Bushee
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown in a full-size mold for pattern, tooled. Shaker bottle with lid, cylindrical shape, pattern of concentric rings on shoulder, above a band of diamond diapering above diagonal lines to right above diagonal lines to left above vertical ribbing; plain base, rough pontil mark in center; with tarnished metal shaker caps which push on. B) Shaker bottle, barrel-shape; rough ground lip, pattern of horizontal ribbing above and below diamond diapering with vertical ribbing near base, plain base with pontil mark. (C) Shaker bottle with lid; cylindrical shape; design of vertical fluting on neck and shoulder above diagonal ribbing; plain base with rough pontil mark; brass cap which pushes on. (F) Stand, tarnished metal with traces of red paint where bottles sit; handle and rings for bottles are hand formed and soldered in place, decorated with scallop shells; wood or composition filler under metal base, cloth attached to wood, four ball feet.Provenance
Source
Florence Bushee
Parent/Child