Bar Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bar Bottle
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Pittsburgh
Accession Number: 
2005.4.180
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 21.7 cm, Diam (max): 9.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1860-1875
Primary Description: 
Bar Bottle, “Comet” or “Horn of Plenty” pattern. Colorless lead glass; pressed, tooled. Cylindrical pressed body with a pattern of 8 swirling cones or comets around sides; neck is plain with an applied and tooled bar lip, scalloped base has a ground and polished pontil mark on flat underside.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
Comet
Provenance: 
Green Valley Auction, Source

Publications (2)

The Decanter: Ancient to Modern (2018) illustrated, pp. 339 (fig. 9);
Green Valley Auctions, September 24, 2005 (2005-09-24) p. 25, #1131; BIB# 89226