Cologne Bottle

Cologne Bottle

 
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Object Name: 
Cologne Bottle
Department
American
Place Made: 
probably United States, New England
Date: 
about 1830-1875
Color
AAT
colorless
Technique
Dimensions: 
H: 12.4 cm, L(base): 7.4 cm
Accession Number: 
61.4.134
Location: 
On Display
Description
Colorless non-lead glass; mold-blown. Elephant-shaped with neck of bottle rising from elephant's back; animal standing on rectangular platform; rough pontil mark.
Provenance
McKearin Antiques, Source
Glass Bottles, Lamps & Other Objects (1983) pl. 107; BIB# 22375

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