bottle

Object NameBarber Bottle

Made FromNon-lead glass, Enamel, Gilding

Dateabout 1880-1920

Place Madeprobably Bohemia

TechniqueMold-blown, tooled, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 18.3 cm, Diam: 9.9 cm

Accession Number95.3.93

Credit LineGift of John C. Goodrich in memory of Elsie Moore Price

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBarber Bottle. Transparent yellowish green non-lead glass; mold-blown, tooled, enameled, gilded. Barber bottle of transparent yellowish green glass with globular body, a long neck with bulbous protrusion near the shoulder, and a rolled lip with gilded rim. The bottles is decorated around the shoulder with an enameled band of stylized blossoms with orange centers, followed around the widest part of the body by a garland of dotted arches curving down, and groups of three stylized white daisies below. Round base with a hollow foot ring, a shallow kick and a rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source John C. Goodrich - 1995