Cologne Bottle or Cruet and Stopper
Manufacturer: Possibly Boston and Sandwich Glass Works (American, 1826-1888)
Date: 1825-1840
Dimensions:
with stopper: 6 1/4 in. (15.8 cm)
without stopper: 5 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (13.7 × 3.1 × 5.7 cm)
Medium: lead glass
Place of Origin: possibly Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.178
DescriptionPurplish-blue colored glass. Bottle: blown in a mold (McKearin G.I-7, Type 4) of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin Rayed Type I). The entire bottle, including the flange lip, formed by the blow-over and crack-off process. Upper surface of the lip ground flat and semipolished.
Capacity: one-half pint. Solid stopper: tooled to shape.
Capacity: one-half pint. Solid stopper: tooled to shape.
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