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bottle
bottle

bottle

Object NameCase Bottle and Cap
Made Fromnon-lead glass, pewter
Dateabout 1650-1700
Place Madeprobably Germany
Techniquemold-blown, turned metal mount
SizeH: 8 3/4", W (base): 3 3/4"
Accession Number63.3.72
Credit LineGift of John H. Schuelein-Steel
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
New England Begins: The Seventeenth Century
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent dark green non-lead glass; mold-blown, turned metal mounts. (a) Square form; flat faces; rounded shoulders; short neck with turned pewter collar and threaded cylindrical sleeve; flat, square base with rough pontil mark. (b) Circular, cylindrical, turned form, with raised rims; threaded inside to fit the threaded sleeve on (a).
Provenance
Source John H. Schuelein-Steel
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