Figured Bottle (Calabash)
Manufacturer: Whitney Brothers Glass Works (American)
Date: 1850-1865
Dimensions:
9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Glassboro, New Jersey, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.427
DescriptionDeep reddish brown coloring. Blown in a full-size mold (McKearin G.XIII-4) of two vertical sections that formed the body and the broad basal ring and a base plate that formed the central kick-up. On the obverse: two running dogs and a hunter shooting two ducks. On the reverse: a fisherman and a mill in the background. Broad, sloping collar applied and shaped by a lip-forming tool. The base is plain except for extensions of the side moldmarks through the broad basal ring to a plain, fairly high kick-up with a small nipple in the center. Black iron-oxide pontil mark.
Capacity: one quart.
Capacity: one quart.
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