Wine bottle
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureEuropean | Dutch | French | Unknown
Date18th century
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7783
Not on view
DescriptionBlown clear olive green with applied flat string rim, bulbous body with long neck similar to form of French wine bottle, but treatment of string rim suggests Dutch manufacture (it's flat, placed high and overlaps), steep conical kick with blow pipe used for pontil.Published ReferencesDumbrell, ANTIQUE WINE BOTTLES, p. 133-135; Noel Hume, ARTIFACTS OF COLONIAL AMERICA, p. 70-71.
