bottle
Object NameBottle with Stopper
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Dateabout 1900
Place MadeFrance
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 23.1 cm, W: 5.9 cm
Accession Number67.3.64
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown. (a) Rectangular, straight-sided shape, with heavily embossed (mold-blown) decoration; neck with flared, flat rim, short cylindrical section above a large, horizontally ribbed, spherical section; sloping shoulders; flat faces, that at the front with molded elaborate baton, emerging from scrolled foliage at the base; the sides with large, vertical acanthus leaves; the back plain; framed in foliage; the corners with vertical foliage and stylized flowers; flat bottom with rough pontil mark. (b) Hollow shape; ball finial; tapered shank; snapped off at the bottom.Provenance
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020)
Source
Laura Houghton
