Bottle and Stopper

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Object Name: 
Bottle and Stopper
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, probably NH, Keene
Accession Number: 
50.4.133
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 23.75 cm, Diam: 9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1816-1835
Primary Description: 
Bottle and Stopper. Lead glass, brilliant clear green; blown-molded; tall straight-sided octagonal body, sloping shoulder, short neck with flanged lip; plain base with rough pontil mark; geometric pattern (GI-18): four vertically ribbed and four horizontally ribbed sides alternating, horizontal ribs on shoulder. Solid ribbed ball stopper, matching in color and metal.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
McKearin, George S. (b. 1874), Source
1922
to
1950-07-31
Color: 
green
Technique: 
blown three-mold glass
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

The Decanter: Ancient to Modern (2018) illustrated, pp. 220-221 (fig. 7);