1959.1735 Glass onion bottle
  • 1959.1735 Glass onion bottle
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Bottle

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Place of Origin:

    Germany or Belgium, Europe

  • Date:

    1720-1750

  • Materials:

    Glass (nonlead)

  • Techniques:

    Blown

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.1735


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.1735

Object Name

Bottle

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Germany or Belgium, Europe

Origin Notes

As per Willy Van den Bossche, "Hundreds of thousands of these bottles were blown in Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse, Mecklenburg, Thuringia, and Belgium for the Dutch market" (p. 252).

Date

1720-1750

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown

Dimensions (inches)

6.929 (H) , 5.846 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.6 (H) , 14.85 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
Related bottles, German or Belgian: pls. 70- 72, pp. 119- 121