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Figured Bottle (Calabash)

Figured Bottle (Calabash)

Manufacturer: Fislerville Glass Works (American)
Date: 1851-1860
Dimensions:
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Fislerville (Clayton), New Jersey, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.432
DescriptionLight aquamarine coloring. Blown in a full-size mold (McKearin G.I-107) of two vertical sections that formed the body and the very wide basal ring and a base plate that formed the central kick-up.
On the obverse: a three-quarter profile bust of Jenny Lind.
On the reverse: a glasshouse. Collar applied and tooled. The base has a medium-high plain kick-up within the basal ring and a rough, open pontil mark.
Capacity: one quart.
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