Bottle
MakerAttributed to
Pitkin Glass Works
American, 1783 - 1830
Date1783-1830
MediumBlown light olive green glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/8in. (12.7 x 8.3 x 5.4cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionSmall, blown light olive green glass bottle with an applied ring at the rim, a narrow, cylindrical neck, a globular body, compressed sides, and a shallow kick and a pontil mark on the bottom. The bottle leans to one side, especially at the neck. The glass contains air bubbles, particulary near the bottom, where the glass is most thick. Remnants of clear wax are adhered to the bottom of the 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.
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.
Object number1945.1.1199
InscribedThe initials "AHP" are hand-written in a red substance (possibly paint?) on the bottom of the bottle.Subject Terms
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