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Bar Bottle

Place of OriginProbably eastern United States

Date1855-1870

DimensionsH: 26.3 cm (10 11/32 in.); Rim Diam: 4.8 cm (1 29/32 in.); Base Diam: 12.0 cm (4 23/32 in.)

MediumDeep amethyst lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1965.30

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a mold of three vertical sections, bearing a pattern of six broad panels alternating with six narrow panels, and a plain base plate. Applied gather tooled to form the bar lip and the collar beneath it. Polished pontil mark.

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. 890, colorpl. 890, p. 570.