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On Display: House - Kershner Bake House
Bottle
1780-1820
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Netherlands, Belgium, or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1959.1747
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1747
Object Name
Bottle
Category
Glass
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) x 2.028 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.7 (H) x 5.15 (Diam)
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