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Object NameBottle

Maker John Burton (American, b. United Kingdom 1894-1985)

Made Fromglass tubing, oxides

Dateabout 1970

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueflameworked, blown, tooled, hot application

SizeH: 18.5 cm, D: 11.8 cm

Accession Number85.4.52

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elsie Burton

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with yellow, blue, black and white colorations; flameworked, blown, tooled, hot application. Spherical with elongated neck; flared, fire-polished rim narrows to an elongated neck decorated on two opposing sides with single sections of vertical lines comprised of a row of snakethread with a black twist flanked by rows of blue and a line of yellow; both sections of line decoration spiral off of the neck and then extend straight down the spherical, thinly blown body covered with striations of milky white; base is flattened and has a foot comprised of a single coil of colorless; marked "J" in base in trailed snakethread with black twist.
Provenance

Source Elsie Burton