Bitters Bottle and Cap
Bitters Bottle and Cap
Manufacturer
New England Glass Company
(American, 1818-1888)
Date1855-1870
DimensionsH: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
MediumColorless glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Object number
1951.187
Not on View
DescriptionPressed upright in a female mold, probably of two vertical sections bearing eight flutes, in the form of a large tapered tumbler, with a base plate, by a plain male plunger. Stuck up and reheated, then the shoulder and neck formed by tooling. Neck ring applied to support the Britannia-ware stopper. Neck and shoulder heavily fire-polished. Pontil mark ground and polished.
Probably 1855-1865
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