bottle
Object NameBrandy bottle
Made FromGlass
Date1701-1800
Place MadeCentral Europe
Techniqueformed in a mold, half-post method
SizeH (with top): 13.2 cm; W (max.): 6.2 cm, (min.): 4.7 cm
Accession Number57.3.160
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear glass with minute bubbles and impurities; formed in a mold, in half-post method, sloping shoulder with a metal screw top, concave base with slight pontil mark; on the obverse and reverse, in multicolored "peasant type" enameling, a white bird perched on a yellow leaf and enclosed in a yellow oval surrounded by geometric ornaments, leaves and flowers; on the narrow sides flower and leaf stalks, on the diagonal sides red and yellow blossoms framed at top and below by wavy zig zag motifs, on the shoulder a stylized red and white wreath.Provenance
Source
Edwin J. Beinecke
(d. 1957)
299-1 BCE
25 BCE-99 CE
about 300-50 BCE
1400-1085 BCE
99-75 BCE (possibly earlier)
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