Case Bottles
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1780-1820
MediumMold-blown olive-green glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth of each case bottle): 10 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4in. (26 x 9.5cm, 3 3/4in.)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1998.141.1-.2
DescriptionPair of mold-blown olive-green glass case bottles. Each bottle has an applied ring at the rim, a short narrow neck, horizontal rounded shoulders, tapered squared sides, and a medium kick and a pontil mark on the bottom. There are many small bubbles in the glass, and light scratches at the shoulder and squared edges of each bottle.
Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
NotesObject Note: These case bottles were intended for use while traveling with a matching group of bottles housed in a case. (Hunt 3/23/2005)Kick: An indentation in the bottom of a drinking glass, bottle, or other glass object.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
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