Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Case bottle
Object name
Case bottle
Date
1700-1800
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 3 x 3 in. ( 22.9 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Olive green, non-lead, blown glass case bottle; bottle blown into four-sided dip mold and has a flanged lip, short cylindrical neck, rounded shoulders, tapered flat sides, and a flat base with rounded corners and a shallow concave push-up with a square pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Fred Sill
Object Number
1950.291
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this bottle was found on the Cruces Trail in Panama by the donor, and is thought to have been used by pioneers on their way to California in 1848.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
