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Object NameCase Bottle
Made FromProbably Non-Lead Glass, Pewter
Date1700-1799
Place MadeEurope
TechniqueBlown by so-called German half-post method, molded, enameled
SizeOverall H: 16.5 cm, W: 7.8 cm, D: 7.5 cm
Accession Number51.3.234
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCase Bottle. Colorless, probably non-lead glass; blown by so-called German half-post method, molded for body form, enameled decoration. Tall straight-sided octagonal (square with chamfered corners) body, rounding at nearly flat shoulders, short tapering neck fitted with pewter collar and screw cap; rough pontil mark; polychrome decoration (yellow, henna, French blue, green, white and black): on wide sides; conventionalized "Sunflower" spray; on ends, stylized leaf sprays; on corners, multiple figure-eights and petals; on shoulder, trios of yellow petals on henna band.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1951-04-23

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