Bottle
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureEuropean | Dutch | English
DateLATE 18TH CENTURY
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7787
Not on view
DescriptionBlown clear dark olive amber (appears black in reflected light) in crude cylinder wine shape, crooked broad shoulder, crooked neck, crudely beveled lip and string rim. Glass has long bubbles. Domed kick with small rough traces of circular pontil.Published ReferencesDumbrell, ANTIQUE WINE BOTTLES, p. 113-114, pls. 50, 64, 65; Noel Hume, BEST RUBBISH, p. 193-195, pls. 86, 87; Idem, ARTIFACTS OF COLONIAL AMERICA, p. 67-68.
