Bottle
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1790-1800
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Roger LaRochelle and John Carlson
Object number71.7779
Not on view
DescriptionBlown clear olive green with applied string rim; French characteristics: shoulder broader than base and neck at string rim narrower than bottle rim; continental characteristic: cone-shape kick with neat symmetrical pontil scar.Published ReferencesDumbrell, UNDERSTANDING ANTIQUE WINE BOTTLES, p. 39, 133, form ill. 146, fig. 230. Noel Hume, ARTIFACTS OF COLONIAL AMERICA, pp. 69-71, fig. 16.
