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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Wine bottle
Object name
Wine bottle
Date
ca. 1810-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 4 in. ( 24.8 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Green, non-lead, blown glass bottle with applied seal; bottle blown in dip mold with cylindrical neck with applied, rounded string rim, rounded shoulders, and a squat cylindrical body with a push-up and sharp pontil mark; seal applied to shoulder of body and reads "MT VERNON/ JL/ GLASS CO;" residue of some sort on interior of bottle.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number
1929.72
Marks
impressed: on seal; "MT VERNON/ JL/ GLASS CO"
Gallery Label
The Mount Vernon Glass Works operated between 1810 and 1844 in Vernon, NY.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
