Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
ca. 1656
1951.414c
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cruet
Object name
Cruet
Date
1820-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 14 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Purple-blue lead glass cruet or cologne bottle blown in a mold of three vertical sections and a base plate (McKearin GI-7 Type 3 and Rayed Type III) using the blow-over and crack-off process; bottle has tapered cylindrical neck with a flared lip, barrel-shaped body with sloping shoulders molded with bulbous rings at midpoint of neck and at shoulders and 34 vertical ribs, molded radiating ribs on flat base with no pontil mark.
Object Number
INV.3251
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
