Collection Highlights
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
1788-1789
1884.3
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cruet/ cologne bottle
Object name
Cruet/ cologne bottle
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 14 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Violet-blue glass cruet or cologne bottle blown in a mold of three vertical sections and a baseplate (McKearin GI-29 and McKearin Ringed Type III) with a tapered cylindrical neck with a flanged lip; barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders molded with 12 vertical ribs around neck, two horizontal ribs at shoulder, 21 vertical ribs around body, three horizontal ribs at base; base with molded concentric circles and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.176
Gallery Label
McKearin illustrates a similar example attributed to the Mount Vernon Glass Works; Wilson illustrates a similar example attributed to Boston & Sandwich.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
