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Bottle/Electric Lamp

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-3303

Description

Of green transluscent glass with a flat wide collar and ring, above a bulbous, rounded shoulders and cylindrical body fitted with electrical socket at the neck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bottles
electric lamps (lighting device forms)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
Glass
Molded
BOTTLE

Inscription

Molded into the bottom is: OLD SMUGGLER GAELIC

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1089

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