Figured Bottle (Calabash)
Manufacturer: Kensington Vial and Bottle Works (American)
Date: 1850-1865
Dimensions:
9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.429
DescriptionLight greenish coloring. Blown in a full-size mold (McKearin and Wilson G.XIII-46) of two vertical sections that formed the body and the basal ring and a base plate that formed the domed oval kick-up.
On the obverse: a sheaf of grain above crossed rake and pitchfork.
On the reverse: a tree with foliage. Round reinforced collar applied and tooled with a special tool. Rough pontil mark.
Capacity: one quart.
On the obverse: a sheaf of grain above crossed rake and pitchfork.
On the reverse: a tree with foliage. Round reinforced collar applied and tooled with a special tool. Rough pontil mark.
Capacity: one quart.
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