Calabash Bottle
ManufacturerProbably
Isabella Glass Works
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1845-1860
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (8.9 x 8.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (8.9 x 8.6 cm)
Inscribed"JENNY LIND/GLASS WORK'S/S. HUFFSEY".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Willcox Ruffin
Object number64.117.25
Not on view
DescriptionAquamarine calabash shaped bottle. Molded. Three-quarter view of Jenny Lind surrounded by a wreath. Above this is "JENNY LIND". On the other side, is a view of a glass house titled above: "GLASS WORK'S" and below "S. HUFFSEY". Mold marks at each and faintly octagonally twisted neck and applied broad sloping collared rim. Deep kick with rough circular pontil.Published ReferencesMcKearin, _American Glass_, pg. 467-468 & 531, No. G1-99.
