Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Footed base /bottle aqua-green
Object Number:
1942.501
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 9.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine bottle glass footed container; blown; baluster-shaped with narrow neck and flaring lip; pontil mark in base.
Gallery Label:
The accession records call this object an inkwell, but it may have been another kind of container. There is wear around the inside of the neck, indicating the use of a stopper, and there is red-brown residue in the worn areas.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
