Castor Bottle in "Gothic Arch" Pattern

Object Name: 
Castor Bottle in "Gothic Arch" Pattern

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Object Name: 
Castor Bottle in "Gothic Arch" Pattern
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
2019.4.2
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.8 cm, Diam (max): 5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1829
Credit Line: 
Purchased with the assistance of The Karl and Anna Koepke Endowment Fund
Primary Description: 
Castor Bottle in "Gothic Arch" Pattern. Colorless glass; mold-blown. (a) Roughly cylindrical mustard bottle with molded “Gothic Arches” stretching upwards around body toward folded and flared rim. (b) Bulb-shaped, lobed(?) stopper with flared finial terminating with small dome at top.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
GIV-6
Provenance: 
Simmonds, Ian, Source
2006-10
to
2019-05-16
Heckler Jr., Norman, Former Collection
2006-10
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass