bottle

Object NameBottle

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1840-1850

Place MadeFrance

Techniquemold-blown

SizeH: 41.2 cm, W: 10.4 cm

Accession Number67.3.69

Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown. Tall, hollow form, in the shape of a column, with ground neck rim; square Corinthian capital; fluting at the top of the column, with a ring below, a plain section inscribed in raised letters "AUBRY DEDICU CEZAR MESNIL/LOUVET FARCY COTTIN ROYER/DAVID BESSON BLIN LORGET/DURAND ARTUS BEGUIN BIRON" another ring and another band, inscribed "THORY LAFOND VINQ GIRARD/CROZEL MUZY VALEE TALET/RENAL PIGNOL ROBUT SALMON/BONNET SIMON VERDIN PINOT", another ring and another band, inscribed "GRAND LANNAY QUIZY RICHER/MANDOT HELL FIACRE HAREL/ANDRE MENART LURIER PIGARO/POTTIN MION DENANT PETIT"; another ring and a band of fluting above a torus base; square plinth with band of crosshatching at the top; flat panels on the sides, inscribed "LOI/13 DECEMBRE" in a panel above a shield with fronds of foliage at either side; on another face, "JUILLET 1830" above a ring and curved feather (?); on another, "LOI/13 DECEMBRE" above a lion; and on the fourth, "JUILLET 1830" above a ring and feather (?); leaf-molding above a square base, inscribed in raised letters "D.D." twice and "DEPOSE"; flat base with concave circular center.
Provenance

Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020)

Source Laura Houghton