Bar Bottle and Stopper

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Bar Bottle and Stopper

Place of OriginProbably eastern United States

Date1850-1870

DimensionsH (with stopper): 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.); H (without stopper): 26.0 cm (10 1/4 in.); Rim Diam: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.); D base 11.85 cm (4 21/32 in.)

MediumIntense yellow lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.29A-B

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a mold, probably of three vertical sections, bearing a pattern of six broad panels alternating with six narrow panels, and a plain base plate. Neck and applied lip finished by tooling. Slightly concave base with broad, flat edge. Polished pontil mark. Britannia-ware stopper.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 541, no. 891.