1973.0357 Glass Bottle
  • 1973.0357 Glass Bottle
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Bottle (Case bottle)

  • Category:

    Glass

  • Creator (Role):

    John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Frederick, Maryland, Shenandoah Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1788

  • Materials:

    Glass (nonlead)

  • Techniques:

    Blown, Wheel-engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1973.0357


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Object Number

1973.0357

Object Name

Bottle (Case bottle)

Category

Glass

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Frederick Amelung (Probable maker)
06/26/1741-11/21/1798

Place of Origin

Frederick, Maryland, Shenandoah Valley, United States, North America

Date

1788

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front wall; Wheel-engraved: "B. Johnson/ 1788"

Materials

Glass (nonlead)

Techniques

Blown, Wheel-engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.18 (H) , 3.56 (W) , 3.43 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.25 (H) , 9.05 (W) , 8.73 (D)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
Published: no. 347, p. 360
[Article] Lanmon, Dwight P. & Palmer, Arlene. 1976 "The New Bremen Glassmanufactory of John Frederick Amelung". Journal of American Glass Studies. 18
Published: fig. 24b, c, p. 57; Case and eight bottles survive in various public and private collections
[Book] Lanmon, Dwight P., et al. 1990 John Frederick Amelung: Early American Glassmaker. 243.
Provenance outlined and Johnson family history. Published in cat. no. 5, and fig. 24, pp.52-53.