bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass, Paint
Date1800-1899
Place Madepossibly Persia
TechniqueMold-blown, cold-painted
SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm, Diam (max): 7.2 cm; Rim Diam: 4.7 cm
Accession Number50.1.51
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBottle. Transparent grayish blue, with many small and few large bubbles. Blown (body blown in full-size mold with two vertical sections); cold-painted. Bottle: cylindrical. Rim in form of horizontal flange with rounded edge; neck cylindrical; shoulder slopes steeply; wall vertical; base plain with low kick; pontil mark roughly circular (D. about 1.9 cm). Mold-blown decoration on shoulder and wall: on shoulder, ten contiguous flat panels; on wall, extending from top to bottom, continuous pattern of diamond-shaped bosses: pattern has vertical rows of six complete bosses and horizontal rows of 16 bosses. Cold-painted decoration on neck and shoulder: plants with light green stems and leaves, and small pink flowers, each with four petals; plants “grow” out of bottoms of panels on shoulder and in most cases extend to top of neck; plants appear to be growing on or in front of pale brown trellis.Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1950-12-06
