Smelling bottle | Seahorse
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureEnglish
Date1800-1850
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6984
Not on view
DescriptionSeahorse smelling bottle of blown clear blue tinted glass with opaque white spiral ribbons; applied clear (blue tint) quilled and rigaree ribbon. Section of quilling is broken near neck.Published ReferencesMcKearin & Wilson, _American Bottles & Flasks_, pg. 368-371, & pg. 381, similar to #2, pg. 368-369.
ca. 1950-1960
