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Bottle (Wine bottle)
1750
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1959.2969
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2969
Object Name
Bottle (Wine bottle)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Side
Inscription: Circular seal is inscribed "Iohn Smith/1750"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "87." is in red
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
9.449 (H) x 4.961 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24 (H) x 12.6 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• Example of sand pontil scar on bottle: fig. 48, p. 64; related English wine bottles: pls. 24- 25, pp. 80- 81Book: Kent, Barry C. 1984 Susquehanna's Indians.
• Nonlead wine bottles, some with seals, from 17th and 18th century Susquehanna indian sites in PA: pp. 226-7, fig. 59, dark green.