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Bottle

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-11576

Description

A double bottle, of two cylindrical forms with rounded shoulders and small wide collared mouths set on their shoulders. They are joined at the sides and by an arched strap handle. A redware body with a brown glaze.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bottles
glazing (coating)
lead glaze
Redware
Glazed
Lead Glazed
Bottle

Inscription

Incised on the front is: From/LB Richards/ No.25/Elm St./Boston .

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 9 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.767

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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