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Bottle

Bottle

 
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Object Name: 
Bottle
Department
European
Place Made: 
Switzerland
Date: 
1790
Color
Colorless (grey)
Technique
Blown, Enameled
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 28.1 cm, Diam: 12.1 cm
Accession Number: 
75.3.115
Credit Line: 
Gift of John B. Strater, Charles Helme Strater, Jr., and Mrs. Margaret S. Robinson in memory of Charles Helme and Alice B. Strater
Location: 
On Display
Description
Colorless (grey) non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Cylindrical form, with rounded shoulders, tapered neck; trailed neck ring; polychrome enameled decoration, a floral band on the shoulder; a wide band on the side, with a large, fantastic bird, inscribed above and below in script, elaborate flowering plants at either side; inscribed in script and dated "1790" on the reverse, looped bands above and below; kick on the bottom, with rough pontil mark.
Provenance
Strater, Charles Helme, Jr., Source
Robinson, Margaret S., Source
Strater, John B., Source

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