Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Bottle and stopper
Object name
Bottle and stopper
Date
1825-1865
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Colorless, non-lead glass bottle and stopper blown in a multi-part mold; tapered cylindrical neck with flanged rim, stepped shoulders, and concave cylindrical body with flat base with pontil mark; polychrome enamel band of flowers on body, and gilt and stylized foliate motifs at shoulders.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.770g
Gallery Label
Glassware with this sort of polychrome enamel decoration has been attributed to Germany or Bohemia, Spain, and Denmark.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
