perfume bottle
Object NameAmberina Cologne Bottle
Factory
Libbey Glass Company
(f. 1892)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1917-1920
Place MadeUnited States, OH, Toledo
TechniquePattern-molded, free-blown
SizeOverall H: 21.75 cm; Body H: 16.5 cm, Diam (max): 5.75 cm; Foot Diam: 7.75 cm
Accession Number50.4.344
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Physical DescriptionAmberina Cologne Bottle. Lead glass, amberina -- amber shading to deep red; pattern-molded and free-blown; slender ovoid body tapering at top to short neck spreading at rim with four small lips, and at bottom to wide circular foot with smooth depressed center; pattern of expanded ribbing; engraved on center base, "Amberina" and, in a circle, "Libbey". Stopper, large ribbed ball supported by ball knop at top of shank from which depends dropper-like rod.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1950-07-31
