3-part Water Bottle

Object Name: 
3-part Water Bottle

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Object Name: 
3-part Water Bottle
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, KS, Topeka
Accession Number: 
95.4.4
Dimensions: 
(a-c) H: 23.3 cm, D: 15.7 cm; (a) H: 12.1 cm, D: 15.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1897
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Dimitroff
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass, white metal; mold-blown glass, pressed glass, cast metal collar. (a) Spherical bowl blown in a mold to impart diamond and fan pattern on sides, sunburst pattern on base, molded screw thread around mouth, three evenly spaced mold seams running vertically through design to top of fans, two mold seams running through threaded rim. (b) Cylindrical neck, flaring at both open ends with vertical panels around sides, tooled mouth and two inscriptions around lower edge, "PLACE THE RUBBER HERE" on side, and "PERFECTION(N is reversed) BOTTLE CO. WILKES BARRE PAT PAT MARCH 30 97" around lower rim. (c) Cylindrical metal ring with screw threads on inner surface and line of decorative beading on outer surface.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Dimitroff, Peetie (Mrs. Thomas), Source
Dimitroff, Thomas P., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
mold-blown, pressed, cast metal collar
pressing