Bottle
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850-1870
MediumMold-blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Base: 2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Base: 2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Oscar Fitz-Alan Baxter IV
Object number89.24
Not on view
DescriptionPepper sauce bottle. Mold-blown aquamarine square body tapering to a slender round neck; sides decorated with Gothic Revival motifs consisting of a sunken pointed arch, a large trefoil in a panel and a crocket finial in a panel. Rough pontil mark on bottom.Published ReferencesMcKearin and Wilson, p. 275, #1 and p. 136; Howe and Warren, _The Gothic Revival Style in America_, p. 69, #135; R.R. Switzer, _The Bertrand Bottles_, p. 57-60.
18th century
18th century
early 20th century
