Cologne Bottle or Cruet and Stopper
Cologne Bottle or Cruet and Stopper
ManufacturerProbably
Boston and Sandwich Glass Works
(American, 1826-1888)
Date1825-1840
DimensionsH (with stopper): 6 15/32 in. (16.4 cm); H (without stopper): 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm); Rim Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm); Base Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumColorless glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Object number
1971.34
Not on View
DescriptionBottle: blown in a mold (McKearin G.I-7, Type 4) of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin Rayed Type IV). The entire bottle, including the flange lip, formed by the blow-over and crack-off process. Upper surface of lip finished by grinding. No pontil mark. Capacity: one-half pint. Solid stopper: pressed and finished by tooling.
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. 231, no. 273.
Boston and Sandwich Glass Works
1820-1840 (Bottles); 1825-1840 (Mustard pot)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Works
1820-1840 (Bottles); 1825-1840 (Mustard pot)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Works
1820-1840 (Bottles); 1825-1840 (Mustard pot)
Boston and Sandwich Glass Works
1820-1840 (Bottles); 1825-1840 (Mustard pot)
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