Cologne bottle

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Cologne bottle

Place of OriginPossibly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey

Date1870-1885

DimensionsH: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Rim Diam: 3.25 cm (1 9/32 in.); Base W: 6.25 cm (2 15/32 in.)

MediumOpal glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number

1983.49

Not on View

DescriptionGather marvered with bits of opaque red and blue glass and reheated. Blown in a mold, probably of two vertical sections and a base plate. Neck and lip shaped by tooling. Slight molded concavity on base. No 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. 108, no. 36., colorpl. 36, p. 80.Exhibition HistoryNew York World's Fair, 1939.