Fragment of Bottle

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bottle
Accession Number: 
76.1.328
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 2.9 cm; Base W: 1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1200-1299
Credit Line: 
Gift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Bottle. Transparent deep blue, with opaque white trail. Blown (body blown in dip mold); applied, dragged, marvered. Fragment of bottle; horizontal cross section of body is square at bottom. Lower wall straight and tapering; base square; pontil mark (W. 1 cm). Decoration consists of single trail dropped onto edge of base and wound three times around surviving part of body, then dragged vertically to produce rows of festoons.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient; Early Modern
Provenance: 
Berkowitz, Carl, Source
1976-01-01
Content, Derek, Source
1976-01-01
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Former Collection
Category: 
Islamic
Color: 
deep blue
white
Technique: 
mold-blowing
applied decoration
marvering
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Islamic Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass Volume Two (2014) illustrated, p. 212, #978; BIB# 113723