Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cruet: Three-part mold blown bottle, wide neck
Object Number:
INV.3259
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass cruet (mustard bottle) blown in three part mold (McKearin G.I-24); cylindrical container with wide neck and flaring lip; molded with bande of vertical ribs separated by horizontal ribs; lower-most band composed of diagonal ribs; pontil mark in base; missing stopper.
Gallery Label:
Similar cruets were sold by Bakewell of Pittsburgh in 1824 and by New England Glass Company during the 1820s (see publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
