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bottle
bottle

bottle

Object NameBrandy bottle
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1700-1799
Place MadeCentral Europe
Techniqueenameled
SizeH (with screw top): 14.1 cm; W (max.): 6.2 cm, (min.): 4.7 cm
Accession Number57.3.165
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear glass with minute bubbles and impurities. On the obverse, in multicolored peasant type enameling, a woman in red skirt, yellow apron and green blouse is proceeding to the right and holding a yellow goblet in her right hand, on the reverse: "An Geind (?) vor geld morgen umsonst"; leaf stalks on the narrow side, dots and curly cue ornaments on the diagonal sides, red band with yellow and white leaves on the shoulder.
Provenance
Source Edwin J. Beinecke (d. 1957)
plaque
25 BCE-99 CE
inlay
about 300-50 BCE
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
plaque
99-75 BCE (possibly earlier)