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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Cologne Bottle With Stopper
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Cologne Bottle With Stopper

Manufacturer Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (American, 1826-1888)
CultureAmerican
Date1850-1888
MediumMold blown glass | Pressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.4230
Not on view
DescriptionCologne bottle and stopper. COLOGNE BOTTLE: Of mold-blown white opaline glass. Rather squashed hobnail with a plain neck and a flaring octagonal type rim. Probably ground to disguise chips. Slightly "sandy" finish. Polished pontil. Several nicks around rim. STOPPER: Of pressed white opaline glass, with a faint green tint. In the form of a daisy. Broken ends as though there had been a dropper attached.

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