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Object NameLog Cabin Bottle
Maker
Mount Vernon Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1840
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Vernon
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 15 cm; Base W: 7 cm, L: 9.6 cm
Accession Number60.4.352
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionOlive green glass; mold-blown; broad sloping collar, pontil mark. Obverse: in form of log cabin with hipped roof; door at centre with latch string at left and window either side; cider barrel beneath window at right; above door extending across bottle rectangular frame containing the word "TIPPECANOE". Reverse: similar to obverse except inscription "NORTH BEND". Ends and roof: on each side of roof eight graduated vertical ribs and eight on the ends of roof; on each end of flask eleven heavy horizontal ribs representing the logs.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1960
