Object Number 1959.1747

Object Name

Bottle

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Netherlands, Belgium, or United States, Europe or North America

Origin Notes

Origin previously listed as United States. Due to the similarity to wide-mouth onions made in Netherlands or Belgium ca. 1780- 1820, it is possible that the onion is from one of those areas.

Date

1780-1820

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown

Dimensions (inches)

7.362 (H) , 2.028 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.7 (H) , 5.15 (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.
• Two wide-mouthed onions from Holland/Belgium ca. 1780- 1820: pl. 285, nos. 1, 2