Bottle

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
Accession Number: 
2012.1.3
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 15.8 cm, Diam (max): 11.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 200-399
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Merritt Lum Budd and Edna Van Sickle Budd Collection
Primary Description: 
Bottle. Transparent greenish/brownish glass; blown, applied rim. The body of the vessel is wide at the base and tapering toward the shoulder. The neck is pinched at the juncture of the body and the neck, and the neck rises in a uniform diameter from the body of the vessel. The rim is lightly out-turned, and has an applied trail to finish it off. The base is slightly indented.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
McMullen, Charlotte, Source
2008-03-13
to
2012-04-13
Grover, Catherine Budd Jaquith (American, 1920-2008), Former Collection
1982-07-01
to
2008-03-13
Van Sickle, Edna (American, 1890-1982), Former Collection
1982-07-01
Budd, Merritt Lum (American, 1887-1952), Former Collection
1952-12-27
Lidgerwood Family, Former Collection
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
brown
green
Technique: 
glassblowing
applied decoration
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2012 (2013) illustrated, pp. 41, 53; BIB# AI94590