Bottle with Stopper
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1850-1900
MediumBottle (.a): Blown colorless glass.
Stopper (.b): Pressed colorless glass.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including stopper x diameter): 12 x 3in. (30.5 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBlown colorless glass bottle with a tooled rim, a long, wide, cylindrical neck, a rounded shoulder that curves down to a tapered body, and a shallow kick with a pontil mark on the bottom. The middle and bottom of the neck each have an applied ring. The interior of the neck has been ground to receive a stopper. The pressed colorless glass stopper (.b), consists of a hexagonal finial above a graduated shoulder, with a wide, ground, cylindrical portion that fits into the neck of the bottle. An unknown red substance has adhered to the inside of the rim and to the top of the ground portion of the stopper.
Object number2005.55.0a-b
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