Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Luce Center
Cruet/ cologne bottle
Object Number:
1952.176
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 14 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Violet-blue glass cruet or cologne bottle blown in a mold of three vertical sections and a baseplate (McKearin GI-29 and McKearin Ringed Type III) with a tapered cylindrical neck with a flanged lip; barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders molded with 12 vertical ribs around neck, two horizontal ribs at shoulder, 21 vertical ribs around body, three horizontal ribs at base; base with molded concentric circles and pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
McKearin illustrates a similar example attributed to the Mount Vernon Glass Works; Wilson illustrates a similar example attributed to Boston & Sandwich.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
