Bottle

Object Name:

Bottle

Object ID:

1965.011

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Bottle with cork. Salt glaze stoneware with gray buff body. Cylindrical bottle with sharp shoulder and slightly flared neck. Rim is flat. Mouth opening is 1.5" diameter. Cork, 0.75" high, fits into mouth. Glaze is glossy and ranges from buff on one face and orange-brown on another face. Adhesive tape label on face is handwritten "GINGER". Slightly concave base. Red paint mark on face under label. No maker's mark seen.

a. bottle
b. cork (not marked)

Material:

Ceramic
Stoneware
Wood

Dimensions:

H-7.2 Dia-3.2 inches

Provenance:

The donor of this piece is unknown as well as any information about its past ownership.

Credit Line:

Gift of Agnes C. Broughton and Sarah C. Woodworth