bottle
Object Name2 Toilet Water Bottles
Maker
James Giles Workshop
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1760-1770
Place MadeEngland, probably London
TechniqueBlown, cut, gilded
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number50.2.56
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep amethyst lead glass; blown, cut and richly gilded. Conical bodies with straight sides flaring to long flat shoulders sloping to short necks with narrow 10-sided flanges and attached by mereses to pedestal bases with bobbin-like stems and 10-sided feet, smooth bases. Edges of feet cut with triangular facets; bodies, with all-over, flat diamonds; shoulders, with tapering pointed panels and edges of flanges with facets; all-over gild decorations including diaper of daisies and bead-circles on bodies, floral and geometric motifs on shoulder panels, and foliated scroll circuits on necks and feet.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
