Calabash bottle

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Object Name: 
Calabash bottle
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
97.4.14
Dimensions: 
H: 23.6 cm, W: 13.8 cm, D: 10.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1980-1995
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. James Friant
Primary Description: 
Transparent brownish-yellow non-lead glass; mold-blown. Pear-shaped bottle, slightly flattened, with long neck, molded collar. The two flat sides have "JENNY LIND" above a female bust on one side and "EMPIRE GLASS WORKS" above a building with a tower on the other side. Deep circular indentation on base.

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Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Friant, James, Source
Color: 
Transparent brownish-yellow
Technique: 
mold-blown