bottle
Object NameBottle
Made FromGlass
Date900-1099
TechniqueBlown, apparently cold-painted
SizeOverall H: 23.9 cm; Shoulder Diam: 13.4 cm
Accession Number69.1.14
Credit LineGift of New Hampshire Historical Society, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
From the world of Islam
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, with many small bubbles; blown, apparently cold-painted. Bottle: cylindrical. Rim consists of horizontal flange with rounded rim made by folding up and in; neck is roughly cylindrical, but wider at bottom than at top; shoulder slopes, with rounded edge; wall (Th. 0.1 cm) is straight and tapers toward bottom; base is plain and has slightly concave depression around center; pontil mark large and irregular (L. 2.6 cm). Decoration, apparently cold painted in red, at top of neck: horizontal band (W. 0.4 cm); faint trace of possible similar band at bottom of neck. No other decoration is visible to naked eye.Provenance
Source
New Hampshire Historical Society
- 1969
