Lidded Drug Jar
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1840-1880
MediumBlown colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including lid x height): 12 1/2 x 6in. (31.8 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionBlown colorless lead glass drug jar and lid. The drug jar (.b) has a plain rim and cylindrical sides, with a shallow kick and a pontil mark on the bottom. The drug jar is decorated with two applied rings of glass, one located about an inch and a half below the rim, the other located about two inches above the bottom. There is a ring of light scratches and wear around the bottom edge of the drug jar.
The drug jar is accompanied by a high, domed lid (.a) with an applied, knob-shaped finial in the center, a raised horizontal rim, and a cylindrical portion that fits inside the cylindrical rim of the drug jar. There is a pontil mark on the top of the finial.
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.
The drug jar is accompanied by a high, domed lid (.a) with an applied, knob-shaped finial in the center, a raised horizontal rim, and a cylindrical portion that fits inside the cylindrical rim of the drug jar. There is a pontil mark on the top of the finial.
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 number1974.56.960a-b
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