Pocket Bottle
Date1769-1774
Attributed to
American Flint Glass Manufactory (Henry William Stiegel Glassworks)
MediumAmethyst nonlead glass
DimensionsOH: 4 11/16" ; OL: 3 3/8" ; OW: 2 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-621
DescriptionPocket bottle: purple or amethyst flask of a bulbous spherical body with a short cylindrical neck ending in a slightly flared mouth all rising from the sloping shoulder; pattern molded with two rows of 5 diamonds containing 12 petal flowers above 30 ribs; push up with pontil mark.ProvenanceSource: McKearin Sale, American Art Association, Inc., Anderson Galleries, New York City, New York
1815-1835
1815-1835
1800-1830
1815-1840
1815-1830
ca. 1827
1766
1757
late 18th century
ca. 1780