Tea Bottle with Stopper

Object Name: 
Tea Bottle with Stopper

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Object Name: 
Tea Bottle with Stopper
Place Made: 
England
Accession Number: 
85.2.10
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1725-1745
Primary Description: 
Colorless, opaque white lead glasses; mold-blown, filigree, cut. (a) Straight-sided shape of rectangular cross-section, with cut corners; flat faces; cylindrical neck; rounded shoulders; eight double-series white filigree (two white spiral tapes encircling a multiple spiral) set vertically in the sides; neck polished inside for a stopper; flat base; rough pontil mark. (b) Globular shape containing multiple air beads; covered with cut facets; tapered, polished shank; chamfered rim and polished, flat end.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Phillips, Howard, Source
1985-06-14
Color: 
Colorless, Opaque White
colorless
Technique: 
Mold-Blown, Filigree, Cut
filigree