George Washington/Tree Quart Calabash Bottle
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850-1860
MediumMold-blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Sibley
Object number79.215.10
Not on view
DescriptionCalabash bottle of mold-blown aqua glass. Quart sized. 3/4 bust of George Washington on one side. A tree in leaf and bloom on the other. Base type 26. Neck style 15. Good condition, slight interior corrosion.Label TextAmerican George Washington / Tree Quart Calabash Bottle, ca. 1850-1860 Mold-blown glass Gift of Charles Sibley 79.215.10 The three-quarter length bust on this bottle apparently shows Washington in civilian dress. The significance of the tree on the opposite side is not understood. Only two other individuals were "honored" by being portrayed on this type of bottle. Both were celebrities in America in the 1850s: the Swedish singer Jenny Lind and the exiled Hungarian patriot Louis Kossouth.Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001. Published ReferencesMcKearin-Wilson, AMERICAN BOTTLES & FLASKS, pg. 532-533 (G1-35).
