Pocket Bottle
Manufacturer: New Bremen Glass Manufactory of John Frederick Amelung (American, 1784-1795)
Date: 1785-1795
Dimensions:
H 16.45 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Medium: Light amethyst non-lead glass.
Place of Origin: New Bremen, Maryland
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1959.89
DescriptionBlown in a part-size piece mold of two or three vertical sections, patterned with five rows of checkered diamonds with eight diamonds in each row. The underside of the base is patterned with an eight-pointed geometric motif. Expanded and tooled to shape. Rough pontil mark. Capacity: about 1 pint.
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