Bar Bottle
Manufacturer: Franklin Glass Works (so-called Kent Glass Works) (American, 1812-1816)
Date: 1824-1832
Dimensions:
H: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); Rim Diam: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); Base Diam: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Medium: So-called moonstone-colored glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1948.51
DescriptionBlown in a mold (McKearin G.II-6) of three vertical sections of tapered cylindrical form and a plain base plate. Expanded and tooled to spherical shape. Applied tooled collar. Rough pontil mark. Capacity: about 1 quart.
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